M 4.7 in Papua New Guinea on 11 Aug 2016 11:20 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

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: 90.46 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.5654 , 150.2472
Event Date: 11 Aug 2016 11:20 UTC
11 Aug 2016 21:20 Local
Exposed Population:
155324 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006cxq
Inserted at: 11 Aug 2016 11:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
us10006cxq 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
1136341 n.a 11 Aug 2016 11:20 4.7M, 90.46km N/A 160 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 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 West New Britain (population 130,000) . The nearest places are Gaungo, Nahavio, Mai Mission, Mai, Mosa, Baluma, Sarakolok, Ruango, Morokia, and Yangaura.

Radius Population
100 km 160000 people
75 km 120000 people
50 km 100000 people
20 km 61000 people
10 km 21000 people
5 km 3900 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
West New Britain Papua New Guinea 130000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Gaungo West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 2 km
Nahavio West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 4 km
Mai Mission West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 6 km
Mai West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 7 km
Mosa West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 7 km
Baluma West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 8 km
Sarakolok West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 9 km
Ruango West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 9 km
Morokia West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 9 km
Yangaura West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 12 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
Hoskins HKN 8 0 21 km
Talasea TLW unknown 0 34 km
Fulleborn FUB unknown 0 77 km
Bialla BAA unknown 0 91 km
Linga Linga LGN unknown 0 93 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kimbe PGKIM Papua New Guinea 11 km
Talasea PGTLW Papua New Guinea 34 km
Gasmata Papua New Guinea 82 km

More information

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