M 4.7 in Papua New Guinea on 29 Nov 2015 14:42 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: 85.64 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.4035 , 145.6603
Event Date: 29 Nov 2015 14:42 UTC
30 Nov 2015 00:42 Local
Exposed Population:
625988 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Nov 2015 16:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.9 -0.9
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
1109075 -0.9 29 Nov 2015 14:42 4.7M, 85.64km N/A 630 thousand (in 100km) 01:32 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 Madang (population 250,000) . The nearest places are Ato, and Duduela.

Radius Population
100 km 630000 people
75 km 200000 people
50 km 140000 people
20 km 18000 people
10 km 5400 people
5 km 3300 people
2 km 1100 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Madang Papua New Guinea 250000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Duduela Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 1 km
Ato Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 3 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
Ileg ILX unknown 21 km
Madang MAG 3 26 km
Usino USO unknown 27 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Madang PGMAG Papua New Guinea 26 km
Sek Harbor Papua New Guinea 39 km

More information

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