M 5.5 in Indonesia on 02 Apr 2020 02:13 UTC
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: 5.5M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.9492 , 125.6581
Event Date: 02 Apr 2020 02:13 UTC
02 Apr 2020 11:13 Local
Exposed Population: 620000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70008l5g
Inserted at: 03 Apr 2020 02:16 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 6.6 (Timor-Leste)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Timor-Leste= 6.6; Indonesia= 4.8

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)
GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us70008l5g Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.18  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1303532 0 02 Apr 2020 02:13 5.5M, 35km 4.48 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:03 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 ,of Maluku (population 401) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1303532 -7.949/125.658 5.5 35.0 5.073 02 Apr 2020 02:28 00:15 (new episode)
2 0 1303532 -7.949/125.658 5.5 35.0 5.073 02 Apr 2020 02:37 00:24 (upd of #1)
3 0 1303532 -7.949/125.658 5.5 35.0 5.529 02 Apr 2020 04:16 02:03 (upd of #2)
4 0 1303532 -7.949/125.658 5.5 35.0 4.476 03 Apr 2020 02:16 1d 00:03 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia <1000 people
Maluku Indonesia 12000 people
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 280000 people
Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia 11000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hatutau Maluku Indonesia Village - 17 km
Kalisana Maluku Indonesia Village - 19 km
Kara Maluku Indonesia Village - 21 km
Airpanas Maluku Indonesia Village - 23 km
Biquele Timor-Leste Village - 27 km
Mamau Maluku Indonesia Village - 30 km
Djuruwai Maluku Indonesia Village - 32 km
Atauro Timor-Leste Village - 34 km
Aimau Maluku Indonesia Village - 35 km
Mau Mata Timor-Leste Village - 36 km
Welu Maluku Indonesia Village - 37 km
Erai Maluku Indonesia Village - 39 km
Horan Maluku Indonesia Village - 40 km
Napar Maluku Indonesia Village - 40 km
Berau Timor-Leste Village - 40 km
Lioppa Maluku Indonesia Village - 47 km
Pillipuang Maluku Indonesia Village - 54 km
Oude Tomatang Maluku Indonesia Village - 63 km
Hatpaas Maluku Indonesia Village - 63 km
Met Naro Timor-Leste Village - 66 km
Tandjung Manamoni Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 67 km
Dili Timor-Leste Capital 160000 people 69 km
Dirkuun Maluku Indonesia Village - 71 km
Tandjung Lisomu Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 71 km
Ponta Acoilo Timor-Leste Village - 73 km
Manatuto Timor-Leste Village 1900 people 74 km
Lucló Timor-Leste Village - 74 km
Hiai Maluku Indonesia Village - 75 km
Lakikhi Maluku Indonesia Village - 77 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Comoro DIL 3 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 68 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dili Timor-Leste 68 km
Dilli Timor-Leste 69 km

More information

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