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Hazards
Current Hazards
Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Region |
Lat/Long |
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Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
| Name |
Advisory Date(UTC) |
Wind Speed |
Wind Gusts |
Heading |
Track Speed |
Status |
Pressure |
Lat / Long |
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Active Volcanoes
| Name |
Region |
Activity |
Primary Observatory |
More Information |
Last Updated |
Lat/Long |
| Sorikmarapi |
Indonesia |
Unknown |
Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Jan 04 07:51:47 HST 2012 |
0.69° N / 99.54° E |
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
| Date of First Obs(UTC) |
Date of Last Obs(UTC) |
Description |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
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Historical Hazards
Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)
Last 50 Years
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| Apr 11 2012 10:43 |
8.2 |
25 |
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INDONESIA: N SUMATRA: OFF WEST COAST |
0.8° N / 92.46° E |
| Oct 25 2010 00:14 |
7.7 |
21 |
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0 |
INDONESIA: SUMATRA |
3.48° S / 100.11° E |
| Sep 30 2009 00:10 |
7.5 |
81 |
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1117 |
INDONESIA: SUMATRA: PADANG |
0.72° S / 99.87° E |
| Aug 16 2009 00:07 |
6.7 |
20 |
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0 |
INDONESIA: SUMATRA: PADANG |
1.48° S / 99.49° E |
| Feb 25 2008 00:08 |
6.5 |
25 |
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0 |
INDONESIA: SUMATRA: PADANG |
2.49° S / 99.97° E |
5 Largest Earthquakes
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| Feb 16 1861 00:00 |
8.5 |
70 |
9 |
0 |
INDONESIA: LAGUNDI,SIMUK,TELLO I |
1.0° S / 97.9° E |
| Apr 11 2012 10:43 |
8.2 |
25 |
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INDONESIA: N SUMATRA: OFF WEST COAST |
0.8° N / 92.46° E |
| Mar 09 1928 00:18 |
8.1 |
33 |
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0 |
INDIAN OCEAN: S |
2.5° S / 88.5° E |
| Dec 28 1935 00:02 |
7.9 |
33 |
8 |
0 |
INDONESIA: N SUMATERA: BATU I,PADANG,SIBOLGA |
0.0° N / 98.25° E |
| Oct 25 2010 00:14 |
7.7 |
21 |
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0 |
INDONESIA: SUMATRA |
3.48° S / 100.11° E |
Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.
Last 100 Years Eruptions
5 Most Recent Eruptions
| Name |
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| SORIKMARAPI |
Dec 05 1986 00:00 |
2.0 |
SUMATRA |
0.69° N / 99.54° E |
| SORIKMARAPI |
Dec 20 1917 00:00 |
2.0 |
SUMATRA |
0.69° N / 99.54° E |
Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.
5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
| Date(UTC) |
Country |
Location |
Runup(meters) |
Deaths |
Lat / Long |
| Apr 11 2012 09:49 |
SRI LANKA |
TELUKDALAM, SUMATRA |
0.2 |
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0.57° N / 97.82° E |
| Oct 25 2010 15:39 |
INDONESIA |
TANABALAH, SUMATRA |
0.2 |
0 |
0.53° S / 98.5° E |
| Apr 06 2010 22:54 |
INDONESIA |
TELUKDALAM, SUMATRA |
0.2 |
0 |
0.55° N / 97.82° E |
| Mar 28 2005 00:00 |
INDONESIA |
NIAS ISLAND, SUMATRA |
5.0 |
0 |
0.95° N / 97.42° E |
| Dec 26 2004 00:00 |
INDONESIA |
SIROMBU, NIAS ISLAND |
5.3 |
0 |
1.01° N / 97.4° E |
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
| Date(UTC) |
Country |
Location |
Runup(meters) |
Deaths |
Lat / Long |
| Feb 16 1861 00:00 |
INDONESIA |
FORT LAUDI, NIAS I., SUMATRA |
7.0 |
50 |
1.08° N / 97.55° E |
| Dec 26 2004 00:00 |
INDONESIA |
SIROMBU, NIAS ISLAND |
5.3 |
0 |
1.01° N / 97.4° E |
| Mar 28 2005 00:00 |
INDONESIA |
NIAS ISLAND, SUMATRA |
5.0 |
0 |
0.95° N / 97.42° E |
| Oct 25 2010 00:00 |
INDONESIA |
BETUMONGA, NORTH PAGAI ISLAND |
3.0 |
0 |
2.82° S / 100.03° E |
| Apr 11 2012 09:49 |
SRI LANKA |
TELUKDALAM, SUMATRA |
0.2 |
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0.57° N / 97.82° E |
Large Wildfires
(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
| Start Date(UTC) |
End Date(UTC) |
Intensity |
Size (sq. km.) |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
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Earthquake Intensity Zones
Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
| Maximum Zone |
| Magnitude IX and above |
Storm Intensity Zones
Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
| Maximum Zone (km/hr) |
| 178-209 |
Demography
Population 2001
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 2,234,871 |
31,400 |
Population 2002
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 2,307,670 |
38,028 |
Population 2006
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 2,049,185 |
16,281 |
Population 2007
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 2,093,509 |
16,494 |
Countries
Major Cities
| Country |
Name |
Population |
Status |
Lat / Long |
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Infrastructure
Airports
| Name |
Type |
Elevation (Ft.) |
Link |
Lat / Long |
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Nuclear Power Plants
| Name |
Country |
Number of Reactors |
Lat / Long |
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Environment
Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
| Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
| Urban |
36 |
0 |
| Rural |
28,124 |
1.6 |
| Not classified |
1,745,192 |
98 |
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
| Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
| Evergreen Broadleaf Forest |
25,283 |
92 |
| Croplands |
1,129 |
4 |
| Unclassified |
571 |
2 |
| Savannas |
157 |
0.6 |
| Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
116 |
0.4 |
| Urban and Built-Up |
99 |
0.4 |
| Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic |
94 |
0.3 |
| Open Shrublands |
30 |
0.1 |
| Closed Shrublands |
7 |
0.03 |
| Woody Savannas |
9 |
0.03 |
| Barren or Sparsely Vegetated |
7 |
0.03 |
| Mixed Forests |
4 |
0.02 |
| Grasslands |
3 |
0.01 |
| Deciduous Needleleaf Forest |
1 |
0 |
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
| Minimum |
Maximum |
Average |
| -3 |
2,677 |
341 |
Average Temperature (degrees C)
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Mar |
Apr |
May |
| low |
21.9 |
22.3 |
22.0 |
| high |
31.7 |
31.7 |
31.7 |
Average Precipitation
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Mar |
Apr |
May |
| mm/day |
10.4 |
10.9 |
7.9 |
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
| Station Name |
Observation Time (UTC) |
Temp (F) |
Wind Speed (MPH) |
Wind Direction |
Sky Condition |
Lat / Long |
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