M 6 in Indonesia from 20 Dec 2015 18:47 UTC to 18:47

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: 6.0M
Depth: 22.99 Km
Lat/Lon: 3.6137 , 117.6468
Event Date: 20 Dec 2015 18:47 UTC
21 Dec 2015 02:47 Local
Exposed Population: 640000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Dec 2015 19:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.7 0.7
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
1112424 0.7 20 Dec 2015 18:47 6M, 22.99km N/A 650 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 NEIC
1112431 0.7 20 Dec 2015 18:47 6M, 9.02km 5 650 thousand (in 100km) 00:45 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 Kalimantan Timur (population 2,017,158) .

Radius Population
100 km 650000 people
75 km 300000 people
50 km 230000 people
20 km 4000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kalimantan Timur Indonesia 2 million people

Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Bunju 5 30 km
Tarakan TRK 6 Civ. Paved No 5300 33 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tanjung Arang Indonesia 30 km
Tarakan IDTRK Indonesia 37 km

More information

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