M 5.7 in Indonesia on 24 Mar 2024 03:04 UTC

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: 5.7M
Depth: 49.5 Km
Lat/Lon: -9.444 , 122.1468
Event Date: 24 Mar 2024 03:04 UTC
24 Mar 2024 11:04 Local
Exposed Population: 570 thousand in MMI IV
Source: NEIC us6000mkvx
Inserted at: 24 Mar 2024 03:26 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)
GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000mkvx Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1560777 0 24 Mar 2024 03:04 5.7M, 49.5km 3.86 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:22 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 off shore.

Radius Population
100 km 550000 people
75 km 8300 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

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
H Hasan Aroeboesman 15 0 85 km
Wai Oti MOF 35 Civ. Paved No 6000 90 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ende Indonesia 86 km
Maumere IDMOF Indonesia 92 km

More information

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