M 4.9 in Indonesia on 20 Jul 2013 05:08 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: 4.9M
Depth: 29.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.6501 , 136.5153
Event Date: 20 Jul 2013 05:08 UTC
20 Jul 2013 14:08 Local
Exposed Population:
176590 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Jul 2013 07:38 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1000732 0.1 20 Jul 2013 05:08 4.9M, 29.3km N/A 180 thousand (in 100km) 02:29 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 Irian Jaya (population 1,752,571) . The nearest places are and Jobi.

Radius Population
100 km 180000 people
75 km 150000 people
50 km 35000 people
20 km 2000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Jobi Papua Indonesia Village - 10 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
Mokmer BIK 14 Civ. Paved Yes 11700 68 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Serui Indonesia 39 km
Biak, Irian Jaya IDBIK Indonesia 46 km

More information

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