M 4.9 in Papua New Guinea on 14 Jun 2016 00:30 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: 4.9M
Depth: 46.15 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.4064 , 153.0216
Event Date: 14 Jun 2016 00:30 UTC
14 Jun 2016 10:30 Local
Exposed Population:
189167 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000647c
Inserted at: 14 Jun 2016 00:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000647c 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
1131084 0 14 Jun 2016 00:30 4.9M, 46.15km N/A 190 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 New Ireland (population 90,000) . The nearest places are Lamoran, Lenai, Lakas, Taron, Silur Mission, Kamiang, Kapsikau, Kumparum, Mimias, and Kambilal.

Radius Population
100 km 190000 people
75 km 33000 people
50 km 8300 people
20 km 2300 people
10 km 1200 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lamoran New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 4 km
Taron New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 6 km
Lenai New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 8 km
Kumparum New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 9 km
Mimias New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 10 km
Kamiang New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 11 km
Kambilal New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 12 km
Lakas New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 13 km
Silur Mission New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 13 km
Kapsikau New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 14 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
Silur SWR unknown 14 km
Manga MGP unknown 29 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kokopo Roadstead Papua New Guinea 82 km
Rabaul PGRAB Papua New Guinea 98 km

More information

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