M 4.8 in Indonesia from 16 Sep 2007 06:01 UTC to 06:01

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: 4.8M
Depth: 38 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.15 , 100.02
Event Date: 16 Sep 2007 06:01 UTC
16 Sep 2007 13:01 Local
Exposed Population:
130000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 17 Sep 2007 09:14 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 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
30522 0.5 16 Sep 2007 06:01 4.8M, 37.2km N/A 310 thousand (in 100km) 22:14 NEIC
30526 0.5 16 Sep 2007 06:01 4.8M, 38km N/A 130 thousand (in 100km) 1d 03:13 EMSC
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) .

Radius Population
100 km 230000 people
75 km 21000 people
50 km 8800 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Indonesia Sumatera Barat 4.3 million people
Indonesia Bengkulu 1.3 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
Sipora Rokot RKO unknown 48 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
North Pagai Island Indonesia 83 km

More information

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