M 4.5 in Papua New Guinea on 17 Apr 2014 21:09 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: 104.58 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.0886 , 154.5308
Event Date: 17 Apr 2014 21:09 UTC
18 Apr 2014 07:09 Local
Exposed Population:
About 58962 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Apr 2014 22:14 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
1047273 n.a 17 Apr 2014 21:09 4.5M, 104.58km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 01:04 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 Northern Solomons (population 130,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 59000 people
75 km 15000 people
50 km 2700 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Solomons Papua New Guinea 130000 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
Buka BUA 3 76 km
Dios DOS unknown 77 km
Inus IUS unknown 77 km
Boku BOQ unknown 78 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Buka PGBUA Papua New Guinea 74 km

More information

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