M 6.2 in Indonesia on 07 Jan 2020 06:05 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: 6.2M
Depth: 20.34 Km
Lat/Lon: 2.3334 , 96.347
Event Date: 07 Jan 2020 06:05 UTC
07 Jan 2020 13:05 Local
Exposed Population: About 24000 people in MMI
110000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70006vkq
Inserted at: 07 Jan 2020 08:08 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us70006vkq Scaled population (raster) 0.48 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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1289129 0 07 Jan 2020 06:05 6.2M, 20.34km 6.12 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 02:02 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 , Special Region of Aceh (population 4,307,539) . The nearest places are Lubang, Ballasetas, Sinabang, Naibos, Ivabah, Silingar, Abaja, Ai, Kutainang, Tameng, and Sinarung.

Radius Population
100 km 120000 people
75 km 82000 people
50 km 49000 people
20 km 23000 people
10 km 6800 people
5 km 1200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aceh Indonesia 4.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lubang Aceh Indonesia Village - 12 km
Ballasetas Aceh Indonesia Village - 15 km
Sinabang Aceh Indonesia Village - 15 km
Naibos Aceh Indonesia Village - 26 km
Ivabah Aceh Indonesia Village - 37 km
Silingar Aceh Indonesia Village - 47 km
Abaja Aceh Indonesia Village - 49 km
Ai Aceh Indonesia Village - 51 km
Kutainang Aceh Indonesia Village - 53 km
Tameng Aceh Indonesia Village - 64 km
Sinarung Aceh Indonesia Village - 67 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sinabang IDSNG Indonesia 15 km

More information

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