M 5.1 in Indonesia from 07 Apr 2009 13:29 UTC to 13:29

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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 98.4 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.0773 , 129.55
Event Date: 07 Apr 2009 13:29 UTC
07 Apr 2009 22:29 Local
Exposed Population:
about 26000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 Apr 2009 13:55 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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
54880 0.5 07 Apr 2009 13:29 5.4M, 72km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:05 GEOFON
54881 0.5 07 Apr 2009 13:29 5.1M, 125km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:10 GEOFON
54882 0.5 07 Apr 2009 13:29 5.1M, 98.4km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 NEIC
54883 0.5 07 Apr 2009 13:29 5M, 142km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:56 EMSC
54887 0.5 07 Apr 2009 13:29 5.1M, 69.7km N/A 4 thousand (in 100km) 01:25 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 33000 people
75 km 19000 people
50 km 1000 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

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tepa Indonesia 71 km

More information

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