M 6.5 in Indonesia on 21 Nov 2014 10:10 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: 6.5M
Depth: 38.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 2.28 , 127.06
Event Date: 21 Nov 2014 10:10 UTC
21 Nov 2014 19:10 Local
Exposed Population: About 47000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 21 Nov 2014 12:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0m  
  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
1065256 0.5 21 Nov 2014 10:10 6.5M, 63km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:06 GEOFON
1065261 0.5 21 Nov 2014 10:10 6.8M, 10km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:35) 00:09 USGS
1065263 0.5 21 Nov 2014 10:10 6.9M, 10km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 0.3m (at 00:12) 00:10 USGS
1065266 0.5 21 Nov 2014 10:10 6.8M, 10km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:35) 00:10 NEIC
1065268 0.5 21 Nov 2014 10:10 6.9M, 10km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 0.3m (at 00:12) 00:13 NEIC
1065277 0.5 21 Nov 2014 10:10 6.9M, 48.24km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:54) 00:25 NEIC
1065281 0.5 21 Nov 2014 10:10 6.5M, 38.1km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 02:28 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 48000 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no 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.

More information

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