M 5.6 in Indonesia on 18 Jan 2018 17:48 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: 5.6M
Depth: 26.68 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.4054 , 132.8017
Event Date: 18 Jan 2018 17:48 UTC
19 Jan 2018 02:48 Local
Exposed Population: 100000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usd0008ke6
Inserted at: 18 Jan 2018 19:01 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
usd0008ke6 Scaled population (vector) 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
1194693 0 18 Jan 2018 17:48 5.5M, 9.26km 3.75 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 NEIC
1194696 0 18 Jan 2018 17:48 5.6M, 26.68km 4.03 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 01:12 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 Fer, Danar, Uf, Elaar, Kilwat, Abean, Ohoirin, and Iso.

Radius Population
100 km 100000 people
75 km 24000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Fer Maluku Indonesia Village - 49 km
Danar Maluku Indonesia Village - 51 km
Uf Maluku Indonesia Village - 55 km
Elaar Maluku Indonesia Village - 55 km
Kilwat Maluku Indonesia Village - 55 km
Abean Maluku Indonesia Village - 61 km
Ohoirin Maluku Indonesia Village - 63 km
Iso Maluku Indonesia Village - 68 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
Dumatubin 3 0 82 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Banda Elat Indonesia 85 km
Tual Indonesia 86 km

More information

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