M 4.5 in Indonesia on 27 Feb 2021 02:32 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 1257681
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 91.65 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.7386 , 126.2229
Event Date: 27 Feb 2021 02:32 UTC
27 Feb 2021 10:32 Local
Exposed Population:
140000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 27 Feb 2021 02:52 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000de1z Scaled population (vector) 4.45  
  C1 earthquake 1.54  
  C2 earthquake -0.64  
  Country Vulnerability 0.09  
  INFORM_normalised 0.96  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 202 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

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A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Amahai, Maluku, Indonesia, was reported only 13 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Indonesia. Th
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World Earthquake Report for March 2021Tue, 02 Mar 2021 20:11:00 +0100.

(26 Feb ) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 and is moving at 20 kts in NE direction. ... : Thi
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Azerbaijan allocates $50,000 in aid to Indonesia after deadly earthqua ... Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:09:00 +0100.

By Vafa Ismayilova. The Azerbaijani government has allocated $50,000 in aid to Indonesia to eliminate the consequences of the earthquake that struck West Sulawesi in January this year, news sources have reported. Indonesia's Red Cross recei
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A moderate earthquake of 4.6 strikes near Banda Aceh, Kota Banda Aceh, ... Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:02:00 +0100.

18:42 PM | Posted by: Earthquake Monitor. Earthquake 4.6 Mar 2 1:22 am (GMT +7) A 4.6-magnitude earthquake occurred early in the morning on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 1:22 a.m. local time near Banda Aceh, Kota Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia, ac
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),