M 5.2 in Indonesia on 16 Sep 2007 01:15 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 38.5 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.8076 , 101.034
Event Date: 16 Sep 2007 01:15 UTC
16 Sep 2007 08:15 Local
Exposed Population:
500000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Sep 2007 16:43 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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
30492 0.5 16 Sep 2007 01:15 5.3M, 54km N/A 330 thousand (in 100km) 02:25 NEIC
30493 0.5 16 Sep 2007 01:15 5.5M, 35km N/A 450 thousand (in 100km) 02:30 NEIC
30500 0.5 16 Sep 2007 01:15 5.6M, 30km N/A 680 thousand (in 100km) 08:10 EMSC
30551 0.5 16 Sep 2007 01:15 5.2M, 38.5km N/A 500 thousand (in 100km) 1d 15:27 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 Bengkulu (population 1,268,316) . The nearest places are Mukomuko, Pasarsebelah, Airdikit, Muaraterusanbunga, Buriai, Pinempet, Bantal, Pondoklintang, Penarik, Pondok-tengah, and Sindang.

Radius Population
100 km 370000 people
75 km 240000 people
50 km 17000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bengkulu Indonesia 1.3 million people
Sumatera Barat Indonesia 4.3 million people
Jambi Indonesia 2.2 million people
Sumatera Selatan Indonesia 6.6 million people
Riau Indonesia 3.5 million people
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people
Lampung Indonesia 6.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mukomuko Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 44 km
Pasarsebelah Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 46 km
Airdikit Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 47 km
Muaraterusanbunga Sumatera Barat Indonesia Village - 50 km
Buriai Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 51 km
Pinempet Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 52 km
Bantal Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 55 km
Pondoklintang Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 56 km
Penarik Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 58 km
Pondok-tengah Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 58 km
Mapoupou Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 58 km
Lubuksahang Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 59 km
Lubukpinang Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 60 km
Airberau Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 62 km
Boengatandjoeng Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 62 km
Bahatmonga Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 65 km
Tiop Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 66 km
Ipuh Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 67 km
Bulasat Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 67 km
Sindang Sumatera Barat Indonesia Village - 70 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
Muko Muko 5 0 45 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
South Pagai Island Indonesia 52 km
North Pagai Island Indonesia 77 km

More information

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