M 4.8 in Papua New Guinea on 14 Mar 2015 22:30 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: 4.8M
Depth: 81.06 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.729 , 146.4032
Event Date: 14 Mar 2015 22:30 UTC
15 Mar 2015 08:30 Local
Exposed Population:
522204 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 14 Mar 2015 22:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.9 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
1073850 0 14 Mar 2015 22:30 4.8M, 81.06km N/A 520 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 Madang (population 250,000) . The nearest places are Bulgebi, and Yoga Yoga.

Radius Population
100 km 510000 people
75 km 180000 people
50 km 45000 people
20 km 26000 people
10 km 3000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Madang Papua New Guinea 250000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Yoga Yoga Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 1 km
Bulgebi Madang 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
Nankina NKN unknown 13 km
Saidor SDI 27 14 km
Biliau BIJ unknown 17 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Madang PGMAG Papua New Guinea 87 km
Sek Harbor Papua New Guinea 96 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yonki Ramu 1992 74 km

More information

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