M 6.4 in Indonesia on 22 Mar 2024 08:52 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 6.4M
Depth: 8.5 Km
Event Date: 22 Mar 2024 08:52 UTC
22 Mar 2024 15:52 Local
Exposed Population: 30 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us6000mkfz
Inserted at: 22 Mar 2024 09:09 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:
1.1 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)
Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 1 0 1
us6000mkfz Scaled population (raster) 3.55 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap -1.73 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 shakemap 0.79      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.96      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1560395 1 22 Mar 2024 08:52 6.4M, 8.5km 7.66 30 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 00:16 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.

Tsunami affected locations

Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Wave height (m)

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Initial conditions

Title: ""111 km N of Paciran""

Fault parameters

  • Latitude: -5.867
  • Longitude: 112.362
  • Length: 25 km
  • Width: 7 km
  • Magnitude: 6.4 M

Okada parameters:

  • Slip: .6 m
  • Strike: 278 (geogr angle: north=0, south=180)
  • Dip: 12 degree
  • Rake: 90 degree
  • Depth: 8 km

Calculation parameters

  • Calculation space (lon/lat): 110.862, -7.367, 113.862, -4.367
  • Instead of Step -> use Cell size:.25 minutes

Sea Level

More information

  • Timeline:
    Tsunami calculations performed to this case, click here

  • Montecarlo:
    Tsunami Montecarlo simulation performed to this case, click here

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