M 5.9 in Indonesia on 08 Sep 2020 00:45 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: 5.9M
Depth: 174.42 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.9008 , 129.7617
Event Date: 08 Sep 2020 00:45 UTC
08 Sep 2020 09:45 Local
Exposed Population: About 7000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000bjgb
Inserted at: 09 Sep 2020 00:50 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000bjgb Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1330794 0 08 Sep 2020 00:45 5.9M, 174.42km 3.81 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:04 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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1330794 -4.901/129.762 5.9 174.4 3.84 08 Sep 2020 01:06 00:21 (new episode)
2 0 1330794 -4.901/129.762 5.9 174.4 3.809 08 Sep 2020 01:18 00:32 (upd of #1)
3 0 1330794 -4.901/129.762 5.9 174.4 3.809 08 Sep 2020 02:49 02:04 (upd of #2)
4 0 1330794 -4.912/129.763 5.9 174.1 3.809 08 Sep 2020 02:58 02:13 (upd of #3)
5 0 1330794 -4.912/129.763 5.9 174.1 3.809 09 Sep 2020 00:50 1d 00:04 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces


Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Keli Lontor Maluku Indonesia Village - 41 km
Bandanaira Maluku Indonesia Village - 44 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Bandanaira NDA unknown 0 44 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Pulau Naira Indonesia 44 km

More information

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