M 4.5 in Papua New Guinea on 23 Nov 2014 00:35 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: 4.5M
Depth: 18.47 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.53 , 152.95
Event Date: 23 Nov 2014 00:35 UTC
23 Nov 2014 10:35 Local
Exposed Population:
197727 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 23 Nov 2014 01:15 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  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
1065390 0 23 Nov 2014 00:35 4.5M, 18.47km N/A 200 thousand (in 100km) 00:39 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 New Ireland (population 90,000) . The nearest places are and Kambilal.

Radius Population
100 km 200000 people
75 km 39000 people
50 km 5800 people
20 km 1900 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kambilal New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 10 km

see full list

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
Silur SWR unknown 11 km
Lamassa LMG unknown 26 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kokopo Roadstead Papua New Guinea 78 km
Rabaul PGRAB Papua New Guinea 96 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.