M 4.7 in Papua New Guinea on 06 Jan 2016 05:11 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: 56.75 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.8415 , 154.6297
Event Date: 06 Jan 2016 05:11 UTC
06 Jan 2016 16:11 Local
Exposed Population:
About 62666 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 06 Jan 2016 06:24 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
1114423 0 06 Jan 2016 05:11 4.7M, 56.75km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 01:12 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 and Hanpan.

Radius Population
100 km 63000 people
75 km 50000 people
50 km 29000 people
20 km 5400 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no 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
Hanpan Bougainville 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
Karoola KXR unknown 49 km
Green Islands GEI unknown 64 km
Buka BUA 3 64 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Queen Carola Harbor Papua New Guinea 36 km
Nissan Island Papua New Guinea 55 km

More information

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