M 4.6 in Indonesia on 16 Jul 2008 21:25 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: 4.6M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 4.9399 , 94.5644
Event Date: 16 Jul 2008 21:25 UTC
17 Jul 2008 03:25 Local
Exposed Population:
about 66000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 23 Jul 2008 05:06 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
42761 0.5 16 Jul 2008 21:25 4.6M, 117km N/A 670 thousand (in 100km) 08:58 GEOFON
42764 0.5 16 Jul 2008 21:25 4.6M, 120km N/A 950 thousand (in 100km) 09:06 EMSC
43030 0.5 16 Jul 2008 21:25 4.6M, 42.8km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 6d 07:40 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 , Special Region of Aceh (population 4,307,539) . The nearest places are Udjung Muloh, Puloraja, Gle Bruk, Meudhen, Lho kruet, Blangme, Gleeburk, Keudepate, Leupung, Padang, and Lambirah.

Radius Population
100 km 800000 people
75 km 300000 people
50 km 49000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aceh Indonesia 4.3 million people
Andaman and Nicobar Islands India 300000 people
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people
Phuket Thailand 170000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Udjung Muloh Aceh Indonesia Village - 36 km
Puloraja Aceh Indonesia Village - 39 km
Gle Bruk Aceh Indonesia Village - 41 km
Meudhen Aceh Indonesia Village - 42 km
Lho kruet Aceh Indonesia Village - 42 km
Blangme Aceh Indonesia Village - 43 km
Gleeburk Aceh Indonesia Village - 47 km
Keudepate Aceh Indonesia Village - 50 km
Leupung Aceh Indonesia Village - 57 km
Padang Aceh Indonesia Village - 59 km
Lho-nga Aceh Indonesia Village - 65 km
Lambirah Aceh Indonesia Village - 69 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
Blangbintang BTJ 19 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 79 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lhokkruet Indonesia 42 km
Lhoknga Indonesia 62 km
Teluk Rigaih Indonesia 70 km
Uleeheue Indonesia 76 km
Krueng Raya Indonesia 90 km

More information

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