M 4.9 in Papua New Guinea on 23 Apr 2014 14:20 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: 4.9M
Depth: 34.01 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.4682 , 154.6407
Event Date: 23 Apr 2014 14:20 UTC
24 Apr 2014 00:20 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 23 Apr 2014 17:22 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 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
1047884 0 23 Apr 2014 14:20 5M, 20.46km N/A Few people (in 100km) 02:55 NEIC
1047885 0 23 Apr 2014 14:20 4.9M, 34.01km N/A Few people (in 100km) 03:01 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 <1000 people
75 km no people
50 km no 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.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Blanche Harbour Soloman Islands 99 km

More information

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