M 4.6 in Indonesia from 15 Jun 2009 14:27 UTC to 14:27

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: Km
Lat/Lon: -7.43 , 123.89
Event Date: 15 Jun 2009 14:27 UTC
15 Jun 2009 22:27 Local
Exposed Population:
about 27000 people within 100km
Source: GEOFON
Inserted at: 15 Jun 2009 15:08 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
GEOFON 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
59482 0.5 15 Jun 2009 14:27 4.6M, 559km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:40 GEOFON
59487 0.5 15 Jun 2009 14:27 4.5M, 563.7km N/A Few people (in 100km) 04:55 NEIC
59508 0.5 15 Jun 2009 14:27 4.5M, 564km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 16:01 EMSC
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 Nusa Tenggara Timur (population 3,515,623) .

Radius Population
100 km 35000 people
75 km <1000 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
Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia 3.5 million people
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 860000 people
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Sulawesi Tenggara Indonesia 1.5 million people
Sulawesi Selatan Indonesia 7.3 million people
Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia 1.8 million people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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