M 5.7 in Indonesia on 22 Feb 2021 19:22 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: 5.7M
Depth: 40.01 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.3357 , 121.9356
Event Date: 22 Feb 2021 19:22 UTC
23 Feb 2021 03:22 Local
Exposed Population: 330000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000dk70
Inserted at: 22 Feb 2021 19:38 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000dk70 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
1360043 0 22 Feb 2021 19:22 5.7M, 40.01km 3.91 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:16 NEIC
1360063 0 22 Feb 2021 19:22 5.8M, 16.4km 4.34 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 03:08 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 ,of Sulawesi Tengah (population 77,220) . 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 1360043 1.336/121.936 5.7 40.0 3.91 22 Feb 2021 19:40 00:18 (new episode)
2 0 1360043 1.336/121.936 5.7 40.0 3.91 22 Feb 2021 21:24 02:02 (upd of #1)
3 0 1360063 1.366/121.922 5.8 16.4 4.342 22 Feb 2021 22:32 03:10 (new episode)
4 0 1360063 1.366/121.922 5.8 16.4 4.342 23 Feb 2021 19:27 1d 00:04 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia 77000 people
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 27000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tolau Gorontalo Indonesia Village - 36 km
Diapati Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 41 km
Magege Gorontalo Indonesia Village - 46 km
Bunobagu Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 48 km
Lonu Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 54 km
Blau Gorontalo Indonesia Village - 54 km
Leor Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 60 km
Boeol Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 60 km
Nanomi Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 64 km
Taloean Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 67 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
Buol UOL unknown 0 60 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Paleleh Indonesia 35 km
Buol Indonesia 58 km

More information

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