M 4.7 in Indonesia on 29 Oct 2012 23:40 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: 9.1 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.1632 , 123.453
Event Date: 29 Oct 2012 23:40 UTC
30 Oct 2012 07:40 Local
Exposed Population:
690000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dh1b
Inserted at: 30 Oct 2012 00:04 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000dh1b Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  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
120572 0.5 29 Oct 2012 23:40 4.7M, 9.1km N/A 690 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 Nusa Tenggara Timur (population 3,515,623) .

Radius Population
100 km 690000 people
75 km 500000 people
50 km 280000 people
20 km 16000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Indonesia Nusa Tenggara Timur 3.5 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
Lewoleba LWE unknown 26 km
Larantuka LKA unknown 54 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lomblen Island Indonesia 42 km
Larantuka Indonesia 55 km

More information

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