M 5.5 in Tanimbar Islands Reg., Indonesia on 10 Jun 2019 16:59 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: 5.5M
Depth: 56.18 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.5577 , 131.8835
Event Date: 10 Jun 2019 16:59 UTC
11 Jun 2019 01:59 Local
Exposed Population: About 16000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70003xr9
Inserted at: 10 Jun 2019 19:25 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us70003xr9 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -1.73  
  C2 shakemap 0.79  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.96  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1263740 0 10 Jun 2019 16:59 5.5M, 56.18km 4 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 02:26 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 Wedangkau, Wulmasa, Nurkaat, Adodoe, Ngoereta, Aweer, Kilaan, Watidal, Ritabel, and Namralan.

Radius Population
100 km 16000 people
75 km 11000 people
50 km 1100 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
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Wedangkau Maluku Indonesia Village - 38 km
Wulmasa Maluku Indonesia Village - 43 km
Nurkaat Maluku Indonesia Village - 47 km
Adodoe Maluku Indonesia Village - 50 km
Ngoereta Maluku Indonesia Village - 53 km
Aweer Maluku Indonesia Village - 57 km
Kilaan Maluku Indonesia Village - 63 km
Watidal Maluku Indonesia Village - 64 km
Ritabel Maluku Indonesia Village - 68 km
Namralan Maluku Indonesia Village - 68 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ritabel Indonesia 68 km

More information

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