M 4.7 in Papua New Guinea on 27 Jul 2016 01:30 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: 4.7M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.7481 , 148.1753
Event Date: 27 Jul 2016 01:30 UTC
27 Jul 2016 11:30 Local
Exposed Population:
About 54241 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20006hzv
Inserted at: 27 Jul 2016 01:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006hzv 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
1134994 0 27 Jul 2016 01:30 4.7M, 35km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 00:23 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 Buki, Finschhafen, Kwalansam, Butaweng, Kasanga, Gauinlabu, Kamlaua, Buangi, Mape, and Busega.

Radius Population
100 km 54000 people
75 km 34000 people
50 km 14000 people
20 km no 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
Northern Papua New Guinea 100000 people
Madang Papua New Guinea 250000 people
Central Papua New Guinea 230000 people
Gulf Papua New Guinea 80000 people
Eastern Highlands Papua New Guinea 300000 people
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people
National Capital Papua New Guinea -
Chimbu Papua New Guinea 190000 people
Milne Bay Papua New Guinea 160000 people
Western Highlands Papua New Guinea 350000 people
Southern Highlands Papua New Guinea 320000 people
Enga Papua New Guinea 190000 people
East Sepik Papua New Guinea 280000 people
Western Papua New Guinea 100000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Buki Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 37 km
Finschhafen Morobe Papua New Guinea Village 1000 people 39 km
Kwalansam Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 40 km
Butaweng Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 41 km
Kasanga Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 42 km
Gauinlabu Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 43 km
Kamlaua Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 44 km
Buangi Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 45 km
Mape Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 45 km
Busega Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 46 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
Finschhafen FIN 9 0 38 km
Makini MPG unknown 0 56 km
Pindiu PDI unknown 0 71 km
Masa MBV unknown 0 74 km
Mindik MXK unknown 0 85 km
Siwea SWE unknown 0 86 km
Konge KGB unknown 0 89 km
Sialum SXA unknown 0 96 km
Kabwum KBM unknown 0 97 km
Satwag SWG unknown 0 97 km
Ogeranang OGE unknown 0 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dreger Harbor Papua New Guinea 37 km
Finschhaven Papua New Guinea 42 km

More information

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