M 4.7 in Papua New Guinea on 17 May 2016 12:43 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: 70.47 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.9849 , 144.4555
Event Date: 17 May 2016 12:43 UTC
17 May 2016 22:43 Local
Exposed Population:
597443 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 May 2016 13:51 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
1128514 -0.9 17 May 2016 12:43 4.7M, 70.47km N/A 600 thousand (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 Madang (population 250,000) . The nearest places are Dusin, Wundubagu, Wobu, Gorendo, Frintibu, Guasingi, Gokto, Gurugum, Sabu, and Guruwai.

Radius Population
100 km 600000 people
75 km 160000 people
50 km 59000 people
20 km 7100 people
10 km 1900 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Madang Papua New Guinea 250000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Gokto Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 7 km
Gorendo Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 10 km
Frintibu Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 12 km
Wobu Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 14 km
Wundubagu Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 18 km
Guasingi Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 20 km
Sabu Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 21 km
Guruwai Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 21 km
Gurugum Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 22 km
Dusin Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 23 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
Annanberg AOB unknown 24 km
Aiome AIE 105 33 km
Sangapi SGK unknown 35 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Long Island Papua New Guinea 76 km
Potsdam Harbor Papua New Guinea 99 km

More information

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