M 5.1 in Papua New Guinea on 16 Mar 2015 22:06 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: 5.1M
Depth: 74.81 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.7135 , 151.1048
Event Date: 16 Mar 2015 22:06 UTC
17 Mar 2015 08:06 Local
Exposed Population:
About 90154 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Mar 2015 22:25 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -1
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
1074033 -1 16 Mar 2015 22:06 5.1M, 74.81km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 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 East New Britain (population 170,000) . The nearest places are Monuvi, Woipuna, Okimpuna, and Kaitoto.

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people
West New Britain Papua New Guinea 130000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Okimpuna East New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 2 km
Monuvi East New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 3 km
Kaitoto East New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 3 km
Woipuna East New Britain 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
Nutuve NUT unknown 32 km
Jacquinot Bay JAQ 64 45 km
Bialla BAA unknown 45 km

More information

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