M 5.4 in New Britain Region, P.N.G. on 23 Sep 2014 15:24 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: 5.4M
Depth: 62.72 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.38 , 151.73
Event Date: 23 Sep 2014 15:24 UTC
24 Sep 2014 01:24 Local
Exposed Population:
About 49199 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 23 Sep 2014 18:24 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
1060897 0 23 Sep 2014 15:24 5.4M, 54.88km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 00:30 NEIC
1060899 0 23 Sep 2014 15:24 5.4M, 62.72km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 03:00 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 New Britain (population 170,000) . The nearest places are Pature, Senel, and Tal.

Radius Population
100 km 49000 people
75 km 35000 people
50 km 15000 people
20 km 3700 people
10 km 1700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pature East New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 6 km
Senel East New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 7 km
Tal East New Britain 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
Uvol UVO unknown 16 km
Gonaili 1 18 km
Gonalia GOE unknown 20 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Pondo Harbor Papua New Guinea 93 km

More information

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