M 7 in Northern Molucca Sea on 18 Jan 2023 06:06 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: 7.0M
Depth: 28.566 Km
Lat/Lon: 2.7347 , 127.0598
Event Date: 18 Jan 2023 06:06 UTC
18 Jan 2023 15:06 Local
Exposed Population: 110 thousand in MMI V
Source: NEIC us7000j553
Inserted at: 18 Jan 2023 18:15 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.2 0.2
us7000j553 Scaled population (raster) 0 Max wave alert 0.21m  
  C1 rapid impact 0 Max wave realtime 0.21m  
  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
1484133 0 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 0 18 Jan 2023 06:06 7.2M, 60km 6.46 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.2m (at 00:39) 00:11 NTWC
1484139 0 18 Jan 2023 06:06 7M, 47.994km 5.59 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.1m (at 00:35) 00:24 NEIC
1484262 0 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 31,356) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
110000 people

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 31000 people
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Dowongigila Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 99 km
Doitia Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 113 km
Asimiro Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 115 km
Pumadada Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 115 km
Damau Sulawesi Utara Indonesia Village - 115 km
Susupu Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 116 km
Supu Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 118 km
Damar Sulawesi Utara Indonesia Village - 119 km
Bakulu Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 124 km
Galela Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 129 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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