M 6.8 in Papua New Guinea on 01 May 2015 08:06 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: 6.8M
Depth: 57.04 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.196 , 151.8013
Event Date: 01 May 2015 08:06 UTC
01 May 2015 18:06 Local
Exposed Population: 100000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 May 2015 08:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.1 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.08m  
  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
1078439 0.5 01 May 2015 08:06 6.6M, 10km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:06 GEOFON
1078445 0.1 01 May 2015 08:06 7.1M, 61km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:30) 00:11 NTWC    
1078450 0.2 01 May 2015 08:06 7.1M, 53.98km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:32) 00:21 NEIC
1078453 0.5 01 May 2015 08:06 6.8M, 57.04km 6.57 100 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:30) 00:51 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 Timomo, and Ora.

Radius Population
100 km 100000 people
75 km 30000 people
50 km 16000 people
20 km 1300 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Timomo East New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 10 km
Ora East New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 11 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
Gonalia GOE unknown 22 km
Uvol UVO unknown 25 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Pondo Harbor Papua New Guinea 71 km

More information

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