M 4.8 in Papua New Guinea on 21 Oct 2015 21:14 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: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.9754 , 152.3233
Event Date: 21 Oct 2015 21:14 UTC
22 Oct 2015 07:14 Local
Exposed Population:
248825 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 21 Oct 2015 21:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1103007 0.1 21 Oct 2015 21:14 4.8M, 10km N/A 250 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 New Ireland (population 90,000) . The nearest places are and Palipal.

Radius Population
100 km 250000 people
75 km 240000 people
50 km 180000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Palipal East New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 20 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
Rakanda RAA unknown 26 km
Rabaul RAB 4 31 km
Namatanai ATN 42 38 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Rabaul PGRAB Papua New Guinea 31 km
Namatanai PGATN Papua New Guinea 38 km

More information

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