M 4.5 in Indonesia on 11 Mar 2015 09:12 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: 4.5M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.1805 , 97.1486
Event Date: 11 Mar 2015 09:12 UTC
11 Mar 2015 16:12 Local
Exposed Population:
758541 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 11 Mar 2015 09:37 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1073567 0 11 Mar 2015 09:12 4.5M, 35km N/A 760 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 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 Sumatera Utara (population 9,319,344) . The nearest places are and Afulu.

Radius Population
100 km 750000 people
75 km 430000 people
50 km 220000 people
20 km 17000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Afulu Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 10 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
Gunungsitoli GNS unknown 51 km
Binaka 6 61 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Gunungsitoli Indonesia 50 km

More information

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