M 4.8 in Indonesia on 02 Mar 2021 00:17 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: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.716 , 101.6856
Event Date: 02 Mar 2021 00:17 UTC
02 Mar 2021 07:17 Local
Exposed Population:
About 3000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000der8
Inserted at: 02 Mar 2021 00:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000der8 Scaled population (vector) 3.05  
  C1 earthquake 1.54  
  C2 earthquake -0.64  
  Country Vulnerability 0.09  
  INFORM_normalised 0.96  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1361369 0 02 Mar 2021 00:17 4.8M, 10km N/A 4 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 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 Bengkulu (population 1,268,316) . The nearest places are Pahanuma, and Kabue.

Radius Population
100 km 4000 people
75 km 1800 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bengkulu Indonesia 1.3 million people
Sumatera Selatan Indonesia 6.6 million people
Lampung Indonesia 6.5 million people
Sumatera Barat Indonesia 4.3 million people
Jambi Indonesia 2.2 million people
Jawa Barat Indonesia 38.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pahanuma Lampung Indonesia Village - 64 km
Kabue Lampung Indonesia Village - 68 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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