M 5.3 in Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. on 07 Mar 2014 21:23 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: 5.3M
Depth: 45.49 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.3134 , 147.8709
Event Date: 07 Mar 2014 21:23 UTC
08 Mar 2014 07:23 Local
Exposed Population:
102395 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 Mar 2014 21:37 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 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
1043189 0 07 Mar 2014 21:23 5.3M, 45.49km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 00:13 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 Hubegong, Kitumala Pt, and Lakona.

Radius Population
100 km 100000 people
75 km 76000 people
50 km 50000 people
20 km 8300 people
10 km 2500 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kitumala Pt Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 9 km
Lakona Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 9 km
Hubegong Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 10 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
Masa MBV unknown 27 km
Makini MPG unknown 30 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Finschhaven Papua New Guinea 26 km
Dreger Harbor Papua New Guinea 35 km

More information

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