Overall Green Earthquake alert in Indonesia from 24 Sep 2015 15:53 UTC to 15:53

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M 6.9 in Indonesia from 24 Sep 2015 15:53 UTC to 15:53

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:	6.9M
Depth:	64.2 Km
Lat/Lon:	-0.614 , 131.261
Event Date:	24 Sep 2015 15:53 UTC 25 Sep 2015 00:53 Local
Exposed Population:	205292 people within 100km
Source:	PTWC
Inserted at:	24 Sep 2015 16:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
PTWC	0.8		1		0.5
	Scaled population (vector)	n.a	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	n.a	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1099107	0.5	24 Sep 2015 15:53	6.7M, 11km	N/A	210 thousand (in 100km)	0.3m (at 00:13)	00:06	GEOFON
1099109	0.5	24 Sep 2015 15:53	6.9M, 64.2km	N/A	210 thousand (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	00:09	PTWC
1099118	0.5	24 Sep 2015 15:53	6.6M, 24.06km	N/A	210 thousand (in 100km)	0.1m (at 00:36)	00:27	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 Irian Jaya (population 1,752,571) .

Radius	Population
100 km	210000 people
75 km	120000 people
50 km	96000 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Irian Jaya	Indonesia	1.8 million people

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
Sorong Mainland		3					31 km
Jefman	SOQ	3	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5400	38 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Sorong	IDSOQ	Indonesia	30 km
Saonek		Indonesia	56 km

More information

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