M 4.9 in Papua New Guinea on 26 Nov 2014 16:40 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: 4.9M
Depth: 59.44 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.83 , 152.98
Event Date: 26 Nov 2014 16:40 UTC
27 Nov 2014 02:40 Local
Exposed Population:
About 50775 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 26 Nov 2014 17:18 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
1065689 0 26 Nov 2014 16:40 4.9M, 59.44km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 00:37 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 51000 people
75 km 5000 people
50 km 2400 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Papua New Guinea New Ireland 90000 people
Papua New Guinea East New Britain 170000 people

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
Lamassa LMG unknown 34 km
Silur SWR unknown 38 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kokopo Roadstead Papua New Guinea 99 km

More information

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