M 5 in Papua New Guinea on 18 Feb 2014 14:16 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
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: 5.0M
Depth: 54.72 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.65 , 148.16
Event Date: 18 Feb 2014 14:16 UTC
19 Feb 2014 00:16 Local
Exposed Population:
About 76096 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 18 Feb 2014 15:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1041867 -1 18 Feb 2014 14:16 5M, 71.52km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 00:28 NEIC
1041869 0 18 Feb 2014 14:16 5M, 54.72km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 01:28 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.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Papua New Guinea , Province of Morobe (population 390,000) . The nearest places are and Barik.

Radius Population
100 km 82000 people
75 km 28000 people
50 km 18000 people
20 km 2700 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people
West New Britain Papua New Guinea 130000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Barik Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 11 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Lablab LAB unknown 14 km
Satwag SWG unknown 33 km
Cape Gloucester Gloucester CGC 24 39 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Gilau PGGIL Papua New Guinea 99 km

More information

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