M 5.5 in Papua New Guinea on 15 May 2015 10:30 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: 5.5M
Depth: 32.4 Km
Lat/Lon: -9.697 , 150.3528
Event Date: 15 May 2015 10:30 UTC
15 May 2015 20:30 Local
Exposed Population:
150789 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 May 2015 10:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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
1080587 0.3 15 May 2015 10:30 5.5M, 32.4km N/A 150 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 Milne Bay (population 160,000) . The nearest places are Ibwananio, and Mapamoiwa.

Radius Population
100 km 150000 people
75 km 99000 people
50 km 27000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Milne Bay Papua New Guinea 160000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ibwananio Milne Bay Papua New Guinea Village - 12 km
Mapamoiwa Milne Bay Papua New Guinea Village - 13 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
Iamalele IMA unknown 27 km
Cape Vogel CVL unknown 33 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Beli Beli Papua New Guinea 37 km
Rawdon Bay Papua New Guinea 49 km

More information

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