Indonesia Earthquake on Mar 26 2026: Impact Analysis for 177,127 People

177,127 people were impacted within 50km of a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that occurred on March 26, 2026, 34km east of Foao, Indonesia. The dataset, provided by WFP's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system, contains geospatial and socio-economic information collected following the sudden onset emergency. It was last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map population exposure based on the reported 50km impact radius.
• Model seismic risk and vulnerability using the provided magnitude and depth parameters.
• Coordinate emergency logistics by analyzing the geospatial epicenter location.
• Assess socio-economic impacts using the integrated socio-economic information mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Specific impact figure of 177,127 people affected.
• Precise geospatial coordinates for the earthquake epicenter (-3.1837, 139.3807).
• Clear magnitude (5.7) and depth (53.94 km) parameters for the event.
• Data is provided by an operational humanitarian analysis system (WFP ADAM).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to post-disaster collection.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Collected, analyzed, and mapped by an automated system following a sudden onset humanitarian emergency.

Time Range

Event occurred on March 26, 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:07:56.423347; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Epicenter 34km east of Foao, Indonesia (latitude -3.1837, longitude 139.3807).