M 6.6 in Indonesia on 24 Sep 2015 15:53 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: 6.6M
Depth: 24.06 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.629 , 131.2545
Event Date: 24 Sep 2015 15:53 UTC
25 Sep 2015 00:53 Local
Exposed Population: 200000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 24 Sep 2015 16:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0.7 0.1 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.08m  
  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
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 140000 people
50 km 100000 people
20 km <1000 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 26 km
Jefman SOQ 3 Civ. Paved Yes 5400 31 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sorong IDSOQ Indonesia 24 km
Saonek Indonesia 56 km

More information

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