M 5.1 in Indonesia from 21 Oct 2007 12:34 UTC to 12:34

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: 5.1M
Depth: 48 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.26 , 100.39
Event Date: 21 Oct 2007 12:34 UTC
21 Oct 2007 19:34 Local
Exposed Population:
about 55000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 21 Oct 2007 20:45 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
31476 0.5 21 Oct 2007 12:34 5.1M, 35km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 02:28 NEIC
31486 0.5 21 Oct 2007 12:34 5.1M, 48km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 08:11 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 23000 people
75 km 13000 people
50 km 6200 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Indonesia Sumatera Barat 4.3 million people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
South Pagai Island Indonesia 49 km
North Pagai Island Indonesia 72 km

More information

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