M 4.6 in Indonesia on 31 Jul 2014 02:37 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

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: 4.6M
Depth: 37.43 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.12 , 130.14
Event Date: 31 Jul 2014 02:37 UTC
31 Jul 2014 11:37 Local
Exposed Population:
204899 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 31 Jul 2014 03:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1056433 0 31 Jul 2014 02:37 4.6M, 37.43km N/A 200 thousand (in 100km) 00:37 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.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Indonesia , Province of Maluku (population 1,991,398) .

Radius Population
100 km 200000 people
75 km 150000 people
50 km 120000 people
20 km 23000 people
10 km 6900 people
5 km 1100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Indonesia Maluku 2 million people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bula IDBUA Indonesia 39 km
Wahai Indonesia 80 km

More information

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