Overall Red Earthquake alert in Indonesia on 11 Dec 2002 03:49 UTC

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M 6.2 in Indonesia on 11 Dec 2002 03:49 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.2M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-3.75 , 135.13
Event Date:	11 Dec 2002 03:49 UTC
Exposed Population:	155843 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	01 Jan 1900 00:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	2.5		2.5
	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
828		2.5	11 Dec 2002 03:49	6.2M, 10km	N/A	160 thousand (in 100km)		-03:-49	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 Irian Jaya (population 1,752,571) . The nearest places are Jamoer, Jabi, Erega, Manam, Gariau, Goreda, Pegai, Hamoekoe, Meno, Wanggar, and Potawai.

Radius	Population
100 km	160000 people
75 km	120000 people
50 km	45000 people
20 km	3900 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Irian Jaya	Indonesia	1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Jamoer	Irian Jaya Barat	Indonesia	Village	-	3 km
Jabi	Papua	Indonesia	Village	-	10 km
Erega	Irian Jaya Barat	Indonesia	Village	-	15 km
Manam	Irian Jaya Barat	Indonesia	Village	-	17 km
Gariau	Irian Jaya Barat	Indonesia	Village	-	22 km
Goreda	Papua	Indonesia	Village	-	22 km
Pegai	Papua	Indonesia	Village	-	40 km
Hamoekoe	Papua	Indonesia	Village	-	43 km
Meno	Papua	Indonesia	Village	-	45 km
Wanggar	Papua	Indonesia	Village	-	45 km
Baik	Irian Jaya Barat	Indonesia	Village	-	57 km
Nabire	Papua	Indonesia	Village	44000 people	59 km
Tarera	Irian Jaya Barat	Indonesia	Village	-	61 km
Aboe	Papua	Indonesia	Village	-	63 km
Potawai	Papua	Indonesia	Village	-	65 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
Nabire	NBX	10	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	59 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Kwatisore		Indonesia	61 km

More information

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