M 5 in Papua New Guinea on 04 Jun 2014 05:02 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: 5.0M
Depth: 79.34 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.1198 , 142.4682
Event Date: 04 Jun 2014 05:02 UTC
04 Jun 2014 15:02 Local
Exposed Population:
238139 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 04 Jun 2014 05:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.8 -0.8
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
1052123 -0.8 04 Jun 2014 05:02 5M, 79.34km N/A 240 thousand (in 100km) 00:28 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 East Sepik (population 280,000) . The nearest places are and Kauimbei.

Radius Population
100 km 240000 people
75 km 110000 people
50 km 34000 people
20 km 3400 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
East Sepik Papua New Guinea 280000 people
West Sepik Papua New Guinea 140000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kauimbei East Sepik 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
April River APR unknown 20 km
Ambunti AUJ unknown 45 km
Nuku UKU unknown 48 km

More information

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