Magnitude 6.2 - SULAWESI, INDONESIA

2011 April 24 23:07:51 UTC

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Magnitude	6.2
Date-Time	Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 23:07:51 UTC Monday, April 25, 2011 at 07:07:51 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	4.593°S, 122.808°E
Depth	9.4 km (5.8 miles)
Region	SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Distances	75 km (46 miles) SSE of Kendari, Sulawesi, Indonesia 99 km (61 miles) NNE of Baubau, Sulawesi, Indonesia 534 km (331 miles) NW of DILI, Timor-Leste 1240 km (770 miles) NW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.1 km (8.1 miles); depth +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles)
Parameters	NST=134, Nph=139, Dmin=341.8 km, Rmss=1.58 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0002y0p

PAGER - M 6.2 - SULAWESI, INDONESIA

Alert level does not include impacts from earthquake-related hazards such as tsunamis, landslides, fires or liquefaction.

Earthquake Shaking Alert Level: YELLOW

Download Alert PDFWhat's this?Sunday, April 24th, 2011 at 23:07:51 UTC (07:07:51 local)Location: 4.6° S, 122.8° EDepth: 9kmEvent Id: USC0002Y0PAlert Version: 1Created: 25 minutes, 15 seconds after earthquake.

Alert Information

Yellow alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. Some casualties and damage are possible and the impact should be relatively localized. Past yellow alerts have required a local or regional level response. Estimated economic losses are less than 1% of GDP of Indonesia.

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Detailed Information

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Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking

Estimated Modified Mercalli Intensity		I	II-III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Est. Population Exposure		---*	10k*	3,659k	1,220k	254k	115k	16k	0	0
Perceived Shaking		Not Felt	Weak	Light	Moderate	Strong	Very Strong	Severe	Violent	Extreme
Potential Structure Damage	Resistant	none	none	none	V. Light	Light	Moderate	Moderate/Heavy	Heavy	V. Heavy
	Vulnerable	none	none	none	Light	Moderate	Moderate/Heavy	Heavy	V. Heavy	V. Heavy

*Estimated exposure only includes population within calculated shake map area

Population Exposure
Population per ~1 sq. km. from LandScan

Structure Information Summary

Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are concrete/cinder block masonry and nonductile reinforced concrete frame construction.

Historical Earthquakes (with MMI)

Date (UTC)	Dist (km)	Mag	Max MMI (#)	Shaking Deaths
1998-11-29	370	7.7	VIII (5k)	41
2000-05-04	392	7.5	VIII (17k)	46
2000-05-14	44	6.2	VIII (724)	0

Cities Exposedfrom GeoNames Database of Cities with 1,000 or more residents.

MMI	City	Population
V	Katabu	43k
IV	Kendari	0
IV	Unaaha	0
III	Watampone	82k
III	Sengkang	60k
III	Sinjai	41k

(k = x1,000)