Overall Green Earthquake alert in Indonesia from 17 Jan 2017 11:48 UTC to 11:48

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M 5.6 in Indonesia from 17 Jan 2017 11:48 UTC to 11:48

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:	5.6M
Depth:	54.55 Km
Lat/Lon:	5.4319 , 94.6079
Event Date:	17 Jan 2017 11:48 UTC 17 Jan 2017 17:48 Local
Exposed Population:	660000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007tps
Inserted at:	17 Jan 2017 12:12 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
us10007tps	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1154258		0.5	17 Jan 2017 11:48	5.6M, 54.55km	3.76	660 thousand (in 100km)		00:23	NEIC
1154259		0.3	17 Jan 2017 11:48	5.1M, 35km	3.85	630 thousand (in 100km)		02:02	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 , Special Region of Aceh (population 4,307,539) . The nearest places are Lambaro, Blangudjung, Melingge, Lam Tadoh, Lampuyang, and Deudap.

Radius	Population
100 km	660000 people
75 km	36000 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
Aceh	Indonesia	4.3 million people
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	India	300000 people
Sumatera Utara	Indonesia	9.3 million people
Phuket	Thailand	170000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Lambaro	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	57 km
Blangudjung	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	58 km
Melingge	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	59 km
Lam Tadoh	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	60 km
Lampuyang	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	63 km
Deudap	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	66 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
Blangbintang	BTJ	19	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	91 km
Sabang	SBG	110	Mil.	Paved	No	4500	95 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Lhoknga		Indonesia	70 km
Uleeheue		Indonesia	76 km
Sabang	IDSBG	Indonesia	94 km

More information

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