M 4.5 in Northern Sumatera, Indonesia on 24 Oct 2014 15:25 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: 4.5M
Depth: 87.35 Km
Lat/Lon: 5.05 , 95.18
Event Date: 24 Oct 2014 15:25 UTC
24 Oct 2014 22:25 Local
Exposed Population:
1313535 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 24 Oct 2014 16:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a 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
1063149 0 24 Oct 2014 15:25 4.5M, 87.35km N/A 1.3 million (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 , Special Region of Aceh (population 4,307,539) . The nearest places are and Udjung Muloh.

Radius Population
100 km 1.3 million people
75 km 720000 people
50 km 110000 people
20 km 2900 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aceh Indonesia 4.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Udjung Muloh Aceh Indonesia Village - 17 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
Blangbintang BTJ 19 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 58 km
Sabang SBG 110 Mil. Paved No 4500 93 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lhokkruet Indonesia 31 km
Lhoknga Indonesia 44 km

More information

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