Overall Green Earthquake alert in Indonesia on 08 Feb 2020 06:36 UTC

EQ parameters

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:	5.5M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-2.8666 , 129.9255
Event Date:	08 Feb 2020 06:36 UTC 08 Feb 2020 15:36 Local
Exposed Population:	About 11000 people in MMI 220000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us70007lf3
Inserted at:	09 Feb 2020 06:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us70007lf3	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	-1.73
	C2 shakemap	0.79
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.96

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1295199		0	08 Feb 2020 06:36	5.5M, 10km	5.88	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		1d 00:08	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) . The nearest places are Kobi, Boti, Seliha, Noesabotam, Wahakajam, Bengoi, Pasaheri, Kaloa, Wahai, Hote, and Bula.

Radius	Population
100 km	230000 people
75 km	160000 people
50 km	99000 people
20 km	34000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Maluku	Indonesia	2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kobi	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	10 km
Boti	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	14 km
Seliha	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	15 km
Noesabotam	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	23 km
Wahakajam	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	26 km
Bengoi	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	32 km
Pasaheri	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	35 km
Kaloa	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	38 km
Wahai	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	50 km
Hote	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	50 km
Tunsai	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	51 km
Salimena	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	52 km
Ilasa	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	52 km
Laha	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	54 km
Atiahu	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	54 km
Kanikeh	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	57 km
Negriangoes	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	58 km
Bemu	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	60 km
Japutih	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	65 km
Hoaoeloe	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	67 km
Bula	Maluku	Indonesia	Village	-	69 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Wahai		Indonesia	48 km
Bula	IDBUA	Indonesia	69 km

More information

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