M 4.6 in Malaysia on 24 Oct 2014 05:40 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: 14.58 Km
Lat/Lon: 7.19 , 117.25
Event Date: 24 Oct 2014 05:40 UTC
24 Oct 2014 13:40 Local
Exposed Population:
190984 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 24 Oct 2014 06:03 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
1063113 0 24 Oct 2014 05:40 4.6M, 14.58km N/A 190 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 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 Malaysia , State of Sabah (population 1,625,095) . The nearest places are and Bilang Bilangan.

Radius Population
100 km 190000 people
75 km 110000 people
50 km 8600 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sabah Malaysia 1.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bilang Bilangan Sabah Malaysia Village - 7 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Kudat KUD unknown 54 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kudat MYKUD Malaysia 56 km
Balabac Philippines 92 km

More information

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