M 4.7 in Indonesia on 03 Nov 2012 02:10 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: -3.6237 , 100.766
Event Date: 03 Nov 2012 02:10 UTC
03 Nov 2012 09:10 Local
Exposed Population:
About 9000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000djsb
Inserted at: 03 Nov 2012 02:32 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000djsb Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
120646 0.5 03 Nov 2012 02:10 4.7M, 38.7km N/A 9 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Indonesia , Province of Sumatera Barat (population 4,301,938) . The nearest places are Tiop, and Buriai.

Radius Population
100 km 16000 people
75 km 4100 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sumatera Barat Indonesia 4.3 million people
Bengkulu Indonesia 1.3 million people
Jambi Indonesia 2.2 million people
Sumatera Selatan Indonesia 6.6 million people
Riau Indonesia 3.5 million people
Lampung Indonesia 6.5 million people
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tiop Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 61 km
Buriai Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 63 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
South Pagai Island Indonesia 80 km

More information

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