M 4.8 in Papua New Guinea on 15 May 2016 18:04 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: 51.34 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.1226 , 154.4298
Event Date: 15 May 2016 18:04 UTC
16 May 2016 04:04 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 May 2016 19:12 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
1128359 0 15 May 2016 18:04 4.8M, 51.34km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 01:07 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 Amun, Kuraio Mission, Sipai, Konua, Kaviki, Pokuito, Atsilima, Puto, Taiof I, and Torakina.

Radius Population
100 km 79000 people
75 km 11000 people
50 km 3300 people
20 km no 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
Solomon Is. Solomon Islands 370000 people
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people
West New Britain Papua New Guinea 130000 people
Milne Bay Papua New Guinea 160000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Amun Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 42 km
Kuraio Mission Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 42 km
Sipai Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 44 km
Konua Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 48 km
Kaviki Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 49 km
Pokuito Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 52 km
Atsilima Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 56 km
Puto Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 59 km
Taiof I Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 67 km
Torakina Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 70 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
Buka BUA 3 0 80 km
Dios DOS unknown 0 84 km
Inus IUS unknown 0 86 km
Boku BOQ unknown 0 87 km
Sabah SBV unknown 0 88 km
Wakunai WKN 3 0 91 km
Karoola KXR unknown 0 92 km
Kurwina KWV unknown 0 99 km
Manetai MVI unknown 0 99 km
Torokina TOK unknown 0 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Buka PGBUA Papua New Guinea 78 km

More information

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