M 6.2 in Indonesia on 15 Jan 2023 22:29 UTC

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: 6.2M
Depth: 37 Km
Event Date: 15 Jan 2023 22:29 UTC
16 Jan 2023 05:29 Local
Exposed Population: 260 thousand in MMI V
Source: NEIC us7000j4kr
Inserted at: 15 Jan 2023 23:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)
Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us7000j4kr Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0m  
  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
1483787 0 15 Jan 2023 22:30 6M, 48.125km 4.22 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:19 NEIC
1483794 0 15 Jan 2023 22:29 6.2M, 37km 5.51 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 01:06 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.

Tsunami affected locations

Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Wave height (m)

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Initial conditions

Title: ""40 km SE of Singkil""

Fault parameters

  • Latitude: 2.004
  • Longitude: 98.014
  • Length: 19 km
  • Width: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 6.2 M

Okada parameters:

  • Slip: .6 m
  • Strike: 318 (geogr angle: north=0, south=180)
  • Dip: 7 degree
  • Rake: 90 degree
  • Depth: 37 km

Calculation parameters

  • Calculation space (lon/lat): 96.514, .504, 99.514, 3.504
  • Instead of Step -> use Cell size:.25 minutes

Sea Level

More information

  • Timeline:
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  • Montecarlo:
    Tsunami Montecarlo simulation performed to this case, click here

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