M 5.3 in Papua New Guinea on 02 Jul 2015 15:01 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: 82.79 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.9841 , 147.335
Event Date: 02 Jul 2015 15:01 UTC
03 Jul 2015 01:01 Local
Exposed Population:
290773 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 02 Jul 2015 15:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.7 -0.7
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
1086647 -0.7 02 Jul 2015 15:01 5.3M, 82.79km N/A 290 thousand (in 100km) 00:13 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 Gumukio, Lebangande, and Sio.

Radius Population
100 km 290000 people
75 km 81000 people
50 km 49000 people
20 km 22000 people
10 km 10000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Gumukio Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 6 km
Lebangande Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 6 km
Sio Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 6 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
Wasu WSU unknown 12 km
Kelanoa KNL unknown 15 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Finschhaven Papua New Guinea 80 km
Dreger Harbor Papua New Guinea 88 km

More information

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