M 5.3 in Indonesia on 17 Oct 2020 17:54 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: 5.3M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.2729 , 100.2985
Event Date: 17 Oct 2020 17:54 UTC
18 Oct 2020 00:54 Local
Exposed Population:
About 23000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000c90z
Inserted at: 17 Oct 2020 18:15 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000c90z Scaled population (vector) 4.65  
  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
1338160 0 17 Oct 2020 17:54 5.3M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 Sumatera Barat (population 4,301,938) . The nearest places are Tiop, Bulasat, Buriai, Pinempet, Beleratsok, Mapoupou, Bahatmonga, Seai, Silaoinan, Sabeugukgung, and Taikaguru.

Radius Population
100 km 23000 people
75 km 20000 people
50 km 10000 people
20 km 2300 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sumatera Barat Indonesia 4.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tiop Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 10 km
Bulasat Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 22 km
Buriai Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 25 km
Pinempet Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 34 km
Beleratsok Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 38 km
Mapoupou Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 40 km
Bahatmonga Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 46 km
Seai Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 53 km
Silaoinan Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 58 km
Sabeugukgung Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 58 km
Tapuraukat Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 59 km
Taikaguru Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 66 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
South Pagai Island Indonesia 36 km
North Pagai Island Indonesia 55 km

More information

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