M 4.8 in Papua New Guinea on 28 Jul 2014 23:50 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: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.88 , 143.94
Event Date: 28 Jul 2014 23:50 UTC
29 Jul 2014 09:50 Local
Exposed Population:
358607 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2014 00:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1056293 0.1 28 Jul 2014 23:50 4.8M, 10km N/A 360 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 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 Gulf (population 80,000) . The nearest places are and Barisa.

Radius Population
100 km 360000 people
75 km 170000 people
50 km 24000 people
20 km 4400 people
10 km 1500 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Gulf Papua New Guinea 80000 people
Southern Highlands Papua New Guinea 320000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Barisa Gulf Papua New Guinea Village - 14 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
Gobe 55 24 km
Erave ERE 1036 28 km

More information

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