M 4.6 in Indonesia on 13 Oct 2021 10:51 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: 92.84 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.0593 , 130.0475
Event Date: 13 Oct 2021 10:51 UTC
13 Oct 2021 19:51 Local
Exposed Population:
6 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us6000fu72
Inserted at: 20 Oct 2021 05:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000fu72 Scaled population (vector) 3.11  
  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
1401987 0 13 Oct 2021 10:51 4.6M, 92.84km N/A 6 thousand (in 100km) 6d 18:35 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 Lewa, Rumadai, and Wotai.

Radius Population
100 km 5900 people
75 km 1700 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
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 860000 people
Northern Territory Australia 160000 people
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lewa Maluku Indonesia Village - 67 km
Rumadai Maluku Indonesia Village - 68 km
Wotai Maluku Indonesia Village - 70 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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