M 4.8 in Papua New Guinea on 25 Sep 2013 22:19 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: 4.8M
Depth: 9.79 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.48 , 152.04
Event Date: 25 Sep 2013 22:19 UTC
26 Sep 2013 08:19 Local
Exposed Population:
189519 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Oct 2013 12:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1012744 0 25 Sep 2013 22:19 4.8M, 10km N/A 190 thousand (in 100km) 00:54 EMSC
1012769 0 25 Sep 2013 22:19 4.8M, 10km N/A 230 thousand (in 100km) 04:06 EMSC
1013957 0.1 25 Sep 2013 22:19 4.8M, 9.79km N/A 190 thousand (in 100km) 5d 14:39 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 New Ireland (population 90,000) . The nearest places are and Kanam Mission.

Radius Population
100 km 190000 people
75 km 26000 people
50 km 16000 people
20 km 4200 people
10 km 1100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kanam Mission New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 4 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
Namatanai ATN 42 50 km
Londolovit LNV 51 81 km
Rabaul RAB 4 84 km
Rakanda RAA unknown 89 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Namatanai PGATN Papua New Guinea 49 km
Tabar Island Papua New Guinea 73 km

More information

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