M 5.3 in Indonesia from 30 Dec 2004 07:23 UTC to 07:23

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: 5.3M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 3.56 , 95.98
Event Date: 30 Dec 2004 07:23 UTC
30 Dec 2004 14:23 Local
Exposed Population:
400000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 23 Nov 2005 14:40 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
9310 0.5 30 Dec 2004 07:23 4.9M, 30km N/A 110 thousand (in 100km) 7d 10:47 NEIC
15015 0.5 30 Dec 2004 07:23 5.3M, 33km N/A 400 thousand (in 100km) 328d 07:17 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 , Special Region of Aceh (population 4,307,539) .

Radius Population
100 km 160000 people
75 km 4300 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
Aceh Indonesia 4.3 million people
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people
Andaman and Nicobar Islands India 300000 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
Padang Panjang 3 0 96 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Meulaboh IDMEQ Indonesia 94 km

More information

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