M 4.7 in Indonesia on 15 Nov 2012 22:10 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: 159 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.0266 , 123.467
Event Date: 15 Nov 2012 22:10 UTC
16 Nov 2012 06:10 Local
Exposed Population:
570000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dtbz
Inserted at: 15 Nov 2012 23:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dtbz 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
120914 0.5 15 Nov 2012 22:10 4.7M, 159km N/A 570 thousand (in 100km) 01:21 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 Sulawesi Utara (population 2,665,773) .

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no 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
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 2.7 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
Jalaluddin GTO 18 Mil. Paved No 5400 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Gorontalo IDGTO Indonesia 73 km

More information

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