M 4.7 in Indonesia on 25 Apr 2019 01:34 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: 4.7M
Depth: 36.99 Km
Lat/Lon: 3.1749 , 128.3786
Event Date: 25 Apr 2019 01:34 UTC
25 Apr 2019 10:34 Local
Exposed Population:
About 42000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70003brx
Inserted at: 25 Apr 2019 01:55 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us70003brx Scaled population (vector) 3.97  
  C1 earthquake 1.54  
  C2 earthquake -0.64  
  Country Vulnerability 0.09  
  INFORM_normalised 0.96  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1257888 0 25 Apr 2019 01:34 4.7M, 36.99km N/A 40 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 Maluku (population 1,991,398) . The nearest places are Itji Sopi, and Sopi.

Radius Population
100 km 42000 people
75 km 13000 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
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 2.7 million people
Southern Mindanao Philippines 4.5 million people
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Itji Sopi Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 67 km
Sopi Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 69 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
Morotai Island OTI unknown 0 93 km

More information

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