M 4.8 in Palau on 17 Jun 2004 10:24 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: 4.8M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 1.12 , 126.76
Event Date: 17 Jun 2004 10:24 UTC
17 Jun 2004 19:24 Local
Exposed Population:
220000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 23 Jun 2004 18:13 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
7192 0.5 17 Jun 2004 10:24 4.8M, 10km N/A 220 thousand (in 100km) 6d 07:48 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 Maluku (population 1,991,398) . The nearest places are Pasirputih, and Togafo.

Radius Population
100 km 410000 people
75 km 50000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 2.7 million people
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people
Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pasirputih Palau Village - 50 km
Togafo Maluku Utara 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
Babullah TTE 15 Civ. Paved No 4600 76 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ternate IDTTE Indonesia 79 km

More information

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