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M 7 in Northern Molucca Sea from 18 Jan 2023 06:06 UTC to 06:06

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:	7.0M
Depth:	47.994 Km
Lat/Lon:	2.7401 , 127.0512
Event Date:	18 Jan 2023 06:06 UTC 18 Jan 2023 15:06 Local
Exposed Population:	250 thousand in MMI&>=V
Source:	NEIC us7000j553
Inserted at:	18 Jan 2023 06:30 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0.1		0.1
us7000j553	Scaled population (raster)	0	Max wave alert	0.12m
	C1 rapid impact	0	Max wave realtime	0.12m
	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

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1484133	18 Jan 2023 06:06	7.2M, 60.4km	6.38	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.3m (at 00:37)	00:07	PTWC
1484134	18 Jan 2023 06:06	7.2M, 60km	6.46	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.2m (at 00:39)	00:11	NTWC
1484139	18 Jan 2023 06:06	7M, 47.994km	5.59	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.1m (at 00:35)	00:24	NEIC
1484262	18 Jan 2023 06:06	7M, 28.566km	5.25	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.2m (at 00:37)	12:08	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.

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 Maluku (population 134,110) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	250000 people

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Country	Population
	Maluku	Indonesia	140000 people
	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	47000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Dowongigila	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	100 km
Doitia	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	114 km
Damau	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	115 km
Asimiro	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	116 km
Pumadada	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	116 km
Susupu	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	117 km
Damar	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	119 km
Supu	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	119 km
Mangarang	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	125 km
Bakulu	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	125 km
Lapi	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	126 km
Aru	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	128 km
Dodowo	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	128 km
Tiapali	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	130 km
Galela	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	130 km
Salebabu	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	132 km
Kedi	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	132 km
Posiposi	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	134 km
Golea	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	134 km
Tolofu	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	137 km
Wajabula	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	137 km
Urung	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	138 km
Wayabula	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	140 km
Tjiu	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	144 km
Tule	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	145 km
Tokuoku-njeku	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	145 km
Talen	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	146 km
Ruko	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	147 km
Tahafo	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	150 km
Pilowo	Maluku Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	151 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name	Country	Distance
Galela	Indonesia	135 km
Wayabula	Indonesia	137 km
Lirung	Indonesia	138 km

More information

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