M 4.7 in Papua New Guinea on 04 May 2015 20:16 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: 4.7M
Depth: 66.12 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.8481 , 147.8135
Event Date: 04 May 2015 20:16 UTC
05 May 2015 06:16 Local
Exposed Population:
217343 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 04 May 2015 22:39 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
1078928 0 04 May 2015 20:16 4.7M, 66.12km N/A 220 thousand (in 100km) 02:22 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 Morobe (population 390,000) . The nearest places are and Busega.

Radius Population
100 km 220000 people
75 km 40000 people
50 km 27000 people
20 km 2500 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Busega Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 18 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
Finschhafen FIN 9 26 km
Makini MPG unknown 36 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dreger Harbor Papua New Guinea 25 km
Finschhaven Papua New Guinea 34 km

More information

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