M 6.7 in Indonesia on 13 Mar 2022 21:09 UTC

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: 6.7M
Depth: 28 Km
Event Date: 13 Mar 2022 21:09 UTC
14 Mar 2022 04:09 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us6000h48e
Inserted at: 14 Mar 2022 05:30 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)
Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us6000h48e Scaled population (raster) 1.34 Max wave alert 0.08m  
  C1 shakemap -1.73 Max wave realtime 0.08m  
  C2 shakemap 0.79      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.96      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1431002 0 13 Mar 2022 21:09 6.6M, 16.18km 6.38 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.1m (at 00:35) 00:22 NEIC
1431011 0.1 13 Mar 2022 21:09 6.7M, 21.8km 6.49 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.1m (at 00:36) 00:44 NEIC
1431090 0 13 Mar 2022 21:09 6.7M, 28km 6.47 less than 100 (in MMI>=VII) 0.1m (at 01:13) 08:21 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.

Tsunami affected locations

The maximum Wave height is  0.1m in Hilibafunua, Indonesia. This height is estimated for 13-Mar-2022 22:22:25.

Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Wave height (m)
13-Mar-2022 22:22:25 Hilibafunua Indonesia  0.1
13-Mar-2022 22:22:25 Tanabalah Indonesia  0.1
13-Mar-2022 22:09:51 Muarsiget Indonesia  0.1

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Initial conditions

Title: ""M 6.7, 170 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia""

Fault parameters

  • Latitude: -.671
  • Longitude: 98.586
  • Length: 35 km
  • Width: 9 km
  • Magnitude: 6.7 M

Okada parameters:

  • Slip: 1 m
  • Strike: 329 (geogr angle: north=0, south=180)
  • Dip: 7 degree
  • Rake: 90 degree
  • Depth: 28 km

Calculation parameters

  • Calculation space (lon/lat): 95.586, -3.671, 101.586, 2.329
  • Instead of Step -> use Cell size:.5 minutes

Sea Level

More information

  • Timeline:
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  • Montecarlo:
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