M 7.3 in Indonesia on 14 Dec 2021 03:20 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1301424
Earthquake Magnitude: 7.3M
Depth: 16.08 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.6302 , 122.2311
Event Date: 14 Dec 2021 03:20 UTC
14 Dec 2021 11:20 Local
Exposed Population: Less than 100 people in MMI VII
Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 15 Dec 2021 05:23 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.7 0.7
us6000gc2a Scaled population (raster) 1.6 Max wave alert 0.75m  
  C1 shakemap -1.73 Max wave realtime 0.75m  
  C2 shakemap 0.79      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.96      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Indonesia - Earthquake, update (ECHO 15 Dec 2021)Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:51

  • After the strong earthquake of 7.3M at a depth of 18 km occurred offshore in the eastern Flores Sea on 14 December at 3.20 UTC, the number of casualties has increased and more damage was reported across the Selayar Islands Regency (South Sulawesi Province, north of the epicentre) and the Sikka Regency (Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara Province, south of the epicentre).
  • More than 120 aftershocks of magnitude up to 5.7M have been recorded in the area.
  • The Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) reports, as of 15 December, seven injured people, 346 damaged houses (of which 134 severely damaged), three damaged schools and one damaged port across the Selayar Islands Regency. In addition, BNPB reports more than 1,550 evacuated people across the Sikka Regency.
Indonesia - Earthquake, update (ECHO 15 Dec 2021)Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:51

  • After the strong earthquake of 7.3M at a depth of 18 km occurred offshore in the eastern Flores Sea on 14 December at 3.20 UTC, the number of casualties has increased and more damage was reported across the Selayar Islands Regency (South Sulawesi Province, north of the epicentre) and the Sikka Regency (Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara Province, south of the epicentre).
  • More than 120 aftershocks of magnitude up to 5.7M have been recorded in the area.
  • The Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) reports, as of 15 December, seven injured people, 346 damaged houses (of which 134 severely damaged), three damaged schools and one damaged port across the Selayar Islands Regency. In addition, BNPB reports more than 1,550 evacuated people across the Sikka Regency.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake registered near Fiji:... 12/18/2021 1:53:00 AM.

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake registered near Fiji: US Geological Survey. ANI | Updated: Dec 18, 2021 04:56 IST. Levuka [ Fiji ], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.7 has been registered near the Fiji island nation, the US Geological Survey said.
...(more)
World News | Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Registered Near Fiji: US Geologi.. 12/18/2021 1:47:00 AM.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has been registered near the Fiji island nation, the US Geological Survey said. Levuka [Fiji], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has bee
...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (92), (5), NEIC (6), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (2), WMO (2), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),