M 5.2 in Papua New Guinea on 05 Apr 2014 03:34 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: 5.2M
Depth: 62.59 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.8152 , 142.0051
Event Date: 05 Apr 2014 03:34 UTC
05 Apr 2014 13:34 Local
Exposed Population:
164012 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 05 Apr 2014 03:55 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1045851 0.2 05 Apr 2014 03:34 5.2M, 62.59km N/A 160 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 West Sepik (population 140,000) . The nearest places are Abrau, and Nigre.

Radius Population
100 km 160000 people
75 km 90000 people
50 km 40000 people
20 km 9700 people
10 km 2900 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
West Sepik Papua New Guinea 140000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Nigre Sandaun Papua New Guinea Village - 4 km
Abrau Sandaun Papua New Guinea Village - 6 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
Yellow River XYR unknown 26 km
Anguganak AKG unknown 37 km
Lumi LMI unknown 37 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Aitape Papua New Guinea 85 km
Aitape Harbor Papua New Guinea 92 km

More information

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