M 4.9 in Papua New Guinea on 01 Jun 2014 15:17 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: 50.32 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.6443 , 146.9206
Event Date: 01 Jun 2014 15:17 UTC
02 Jun 2014 01:17 Local
Exposed Population:
507526 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Jun 2014 15:40 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
1051887 0.2 01 Jun 2014 15:17 4.9M, 50.32km N/A 510 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 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 Yalu, and Omili.

Radius Population
100 km 510000 people
75 km 340000 people
50 km 220000 people
20 km 160000 people
10 km 49000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Yalu Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 8 km
Omili Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 8 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
Wagau WGU unknown 22 km
Nadzab LAE 70 23 km
Singaua SGB unknown 24 km
Bawan BWJ unknown 27 km
Boana BNV unknown 28 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lae PGLAE Papua New Guinea 12 km
Salamaua PGSMU Papua New Guinea 47 km

More information

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