Overall Green Earthquake in Indonesia on 21 Oct 2024 03:24 UTC

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M 5.8 in Indonesia on 21 Oct 2024 03:24 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 1450203
Earthquake Magnitude:	5.8M
Depth:	16 Km
Lat/Lon:	-1.1707 , 127.4156
Event Date:	21 Oct 2024 03:24 UTC 21 Oct 2024 12:24 Local
Exposed Population:	2 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at:	21 Oct 2024 22:22 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:	4.8 (Indonesia)

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000nzyn	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

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Indonesia - Earthquakes (ECHO 27 Oct 2024)Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:31

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 M at a depth of 16 km occurred on 21 October at 3:24 UTC at Tapat Island in eastern North Maluku province, western Indonesia. The epicentre was located approximately 60 km south of Labuha city in Bacan Island in North Maluko province.
On 21 October, a 5.7 M aftershock and four aftershocks with a magnitude between 4.5 and 5 M hit the same area.
USGS PAGER estimates that up to 2,000 people were exposed to strong and more than 11,000 to moderate shaking.
According to media reports, as of 22 October, the earthquake was felt in Labuha City on Obi Island, but there are no reports of any damage or casualties.

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