M 4.6 in Indonesia on 26 Oct 2020 04:55 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: 4.6M
Depth: 171.43 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.9822 , 129.1283
Event Date: 26 Oct 2020 04:55 UTC
26 Oct 2020 13:55 Local
Exposed Population:
About 1000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000cd6a
Inserted at: 26 Oct 2020 21:18 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000cd6a Scaled population (vector) 3.45  
  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
1339807 0 26 Oct 2020 04:55 4.6M, 171.43km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 16:22 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 Maluku (population 1,991,398) . The nearest places are Layeni, Wotai, Rumadai, Wulur, Kenli, Bebar, Kehli, and Batumerah.

Radius Population
100 km 1900 people
75 km 1200 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 860000 people
Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia 3.5 million people
Northern Territory Australia 160000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Layeni Maluku Indonesia Village - 2 km
Wotai Maluku Indonesia Village - 47 km
Rumadai Maluku Indonesia Village - 51 km
Wulur Maluku Indonesia Village - 55 km
Kenli Maluku Indonesia Village - 55 km
Bebar Maluku Indonesia Village - 56 km
Kehli Maluku Indonesia Village - 57 km
Batumerah Maluku Indonesia Village - 61 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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