M 6.7 in Indonesia on 13 Mar 2022 21:09 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 1313630
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.7M
Depth: 28 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.6707 , 98.5864
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)
Inserted at: 14 Mar 2022 05:30 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
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      
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Indonesia - Earthquake (ECHO 14 Mar 2022)Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:44

  • An earthquake of 6.7 M at a depth of 28 km occurred offshore between Tanahbala Island and Siberut Island (Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra Province) on 13 March at 21.09 UTC (4.09 of 14 March local time). The epicentre was located approximately 200 km west of Padang City (West Sumatra Province). The earthquake was also felt in several parts of West Sumatra Province.
  • An aftershock of 5.5 M has been recorded in the area. USGS estimates that up to 17,000 people were exposed to strong shaking and up to 39,000 to moderate shaking.
  • According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB), local authorities are providing the impact and damage assessment.
  • According to media, residents fled from their homes but no damage or casualties were reported. The earthquake has no potential for tsunami. People in affected areas  are currently experiencing heavy rains with strong wind. 
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (91), (5), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (2), WMO (2), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),