M 4.9 in Papua New Guinea on 14 Aug 2015 22:25 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: 4.9M
Depth: 55.55 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.1484 , 155.4738
Event Date: 14 Aug 2015 22:25 UTC
15 Aug 2015 09:25 Local
Exposed Population:
107826 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 14 Aug 2015 22:57 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
1092168 0 14 Aug 2015 22:25 4.9M, 55.55km N/A 110 thousand (in 100km) 00:31 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 Northern Solomons (population 130,000) . The nearest places are Vito, and Rorovana.

Radius Population
100 km 110000 people
75 km 93000 people
50 km 70000 people
20 km 50000 people
10 km 2500 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Solomons Papua New Guinea 130000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Vito Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 7 km
Rorovana Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 8 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
Kurwina KWV unknown 16 km
Torokina TOK unknown 18 km
Karato KAF unknown 20 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Anewa Bay PGANB Papua New Guinea 9 km
Kieta PGKIE Papua New Guinea 18 km

More information

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