M 4.5 in Papua New Guinea on 17 Apr 2014 18:06 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 142 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.5252 , 150.4263
Event Date: 17 Apr 2014 18:06 UTC
18 Apr 2014 04:06 Local
Exposed Population:
144398 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Apr 2014 23:23 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
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
1047280 n.a 17 Apr 2014 18:06 4.5M, 142km N/A 140 thousand (in 100km) 05:16 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 New Britain (population 130,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 140000 people
75 km 120000 people
50 km 95000 people
20 km 33000 people
10 km 5100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Papua New Guinea West New Britain 130000 people
Papua New Guinea East New Britain 170000 people

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
Hoskins HKN 8 11 km
Talasea TLW unknown 51 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kimbe PGKIM Papua New Guinea 31 km
Talasea PGTLW Papua New Guinea 49 km

More information

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