M 4.7 in Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. on 14 Oct 2014 00:32 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: 63.51 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.43 , 147.54
Event Date: 14 Oct 2014 00:32 UTC
14 Oct 2014 10:32 Local
Exposed Population:
279533 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 14 Oct 2014 00:48 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
1062305 0 14 Oct 2014 00:32 4.7M, 63.51km N/A 280 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 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 Bulu.

Radius Population
100 km 280000 people
75 km 230000 people
50 km 66000 people
20 km 9000 people
10 km 2700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bulu Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 4 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
Pindiu PDI unknown 9 km
Masa MBV unknown 14 km
Siwea SWE unknown 16 km
Kabwum KBM unknown 19 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Finschhaven Papua New Guinea 37 km
Dreger Harbor Papua New Guinea 42 km

More information

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