M 5.6 in Papua New Guinea on 31 Jan 2016 02:50 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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.8756 , 147.1274
Event Date: 31 Jan 2016 02:50 UTC
31 Jan 2016 12:50 Local
Exposed Population: About 35000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 31 Jan 2016 03:12 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
1118077 0 31 Jan 2016 02:50 5.6M, 10km 5.64 40 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 Manus (population 33,000) . The nearest places are Solang, Baun, Buke, Manuai, Mok, and Rei.

Radius Population
100 km 35000 people
75 km 3100 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Manus Papua New Guinea 33000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Manuai Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 41 km
Mok Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 41 km
Baun Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 57 km
Solang Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 58 km
Rei Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 61 km
Buke Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 65 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
Momote MAS 4 96 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lorengau PGLOR Papua New Guinea 95 km

More information

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