M 4.8 in Indonesia on 27 Nov 2020 13:37 UTC
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: -2.632 , 127.5085
Event Date: 27 Nov 2020 13:37 UTC
27 Nov 2020 22:37 Local
Exposed Population:
160000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000ckcz
Inserted at: 27 Nov 2020 13:58 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000ckcz Scaled population (vector) 4.43  
  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
1345140 0 27 Nov 2020 13:37 4.8M, 10km N/A 160 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 Putia, Sole, and Tahalupu.

Radius Population
100 km 160000 people
75 km 26000 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
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people
Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia 1.8 million people
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 2.7 million people
Sulawesi Tenggara Indonesia 1.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Putia Maluku Indonesia Village - 62 km
Sole Maluku Indonesia Village - 66 km
Tahalupu Maluku Indonesia Village - 67 km

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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
Namlea NAM unknown 0 85 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Namlea Indonesia 85 km
Piru Indonesia 89 km

More information

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