M 5.3 in Papua New Guinea on 21 Apr 2015 11:21 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: 5.3M
Depth: 53.49 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.1072 , 149.8223
Event Date: 21 Apr 2015 11:21 UTC
21 Apr 2015 21:21 Local
Exposed Population:
135098 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 21 Apr 2015 11:43 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1077132 0.2 21 Apr 2015 11:21 5.3M, 53.49km N/A 140 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 West New Britain (population 130,000) . The nearest places are and Ama.

Radius Population
100 km 130000 people
75 km 88000 people
50 km 23000 people
20 km 4300 people
10 km 1400 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ama West 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
Kandrian KDR 112 33 km
Linga Linga LGN unknown 65 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Gasmata Papua New Guinea 58 km
Kimbe PGKIM Papua New Guinea 72 km

More information

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