M 6.1 in Papua New Guinea on 03 Aug 2014 00:26 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: 6.1M
Depth: 13.96 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.03 , 146.26
Event Date: 03 Aug 2014 00:26 UTC
03 Aug 2014 10:26 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 03 Aug 2014 00:54 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
1056604 0.5 03 Aug 2014 00:26 6.8M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:36) 00:09 GEOFON
1056613 0 03 Aug 2014 00:26 6.1M, 13.96km N/A No people affected (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 Manus (population 33,000) .

Radius Population
100 km no 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

Country Region Province Population
Papua New Guinea Manus 33000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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