M 4.7 in Papua New Guinea on 17 Aug 2014 07:56 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: 4.7M
Depth: 47.59 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.45 , 146.22
Event Date: 17 Aug 2014 07:56 UTC
17 Aug 2014 17:56 Local
Exposed Population:
212716 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Aug 2014 08:33 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
1057892 0 17 Aug 2014 07:56 4.7M, 47.59km N/A 210 thousand (in 100km) 00:36 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 and Kalasu.

Radius Population
100 km 210000 people
75 km 130000 people
50 km 41000 people
20 km 8300 people
10 km 1700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people
Gulf Papua New Guinea 80000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kalasu Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 3 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
Tawa TWY unknown 11 km
Aseki AEK unknown 12 km
Yeva YVD unknown 13 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kerama Papua New Guinea 74 km

More information

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