M 4.6 in Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. on 14 Oct 2014 22:12 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: 4.6M
Depth: 68.15 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.23 , 146.6
Event Date: 14 Oct 2014 22:12 UTC
15 Oct 2014 08:12 Local
Exposed Population:
619039 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 14 Oct 2014 22:33 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
1062415 0 14 Oct 2014 22:12 4.6M, 68.15km N/A 620 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 Garamboin.

Radius Population
100 km 620000 people
75 km 430000 people
50 km 180000 people
20 km 4200 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Garamboin 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
Lowai LWI unknown 10 km
Yalumet KYX unknown 11 km
Dinangat DNU unknown 12 km
Kisengan KSG unknown 19 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lae PGLAE Papua New Guinea 70 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yonki Ramu 1992 68 km

More information

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