M 6 in Indonesia on 09 Apr 2024 00:02 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 6.0M
Depth: 9.1 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.6837 , 134.4404
Event Date: 09 Apr 2024 00:02 UTC
09 Apr 2024 09:02 Local
Exposed Population: 10 thousand in MMI&>=V
Source: NEIC us7000maw0
Inserted at: 09 Apr 2024 00:22 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000maw0 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

The green area correspond to areas affected by strong shaking (MMI VI or higher) according to the simulation.


Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1563941 0 09 Apr 2024 00:02 6M, 9.1km 5.55 N/A (in MMI>=VII) N/A 00:20 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.

Rapid Impact

The results presented below are calculated with the ShakeMap open source software (USGS) using only earthquake hypocenter information to provide a rapid estimation of the ground motion and shaking intensity without taking into account any instrumental observations or earthquake source scaling laws.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Indonesia ,of Irian Jaya (population 1,752,571) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people
14000 people

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Irian Jaya Indonesia 13000 people
Irian Jaya Indonesia 9200 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Rapaowi Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 31 km
Momi Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 33 km
Ransiki Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 34 km
Waren Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 35 km
Roswar Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 36 km
Sjare Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 38 km
Mammeh Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 39 km
Sisember Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 39 km
Aikarbu Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 40 km
Robookisbia Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 41 km
Oransbari Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 41 km
Jomber Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 44 km
Marboei Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 46 km
Warbiadi Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 48 km
Namboi Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 48 km
Waenggu Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 51 km
Warbumi Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 56 km
Ambuar Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 58 km
Windaha Irian Jaya Barat 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
Ransiki RSK unknown 0 31 km

More information

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