M 4.7 in Papua New Guinea on 27 Aug 2016 17:39 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: 27.96 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.3798 , 148.8611
Event Date: 27 Aug 2016 17:39 UTC
28 Aug 2016 03:39 Local
Exposed Population:
About 52707 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20006ul9
Inserted at: 27 Aug 2016 21:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006ul9 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
1138073 0 27 Aug 2016 17:39 4.7M, 27.96km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 03:59 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 Kauptimete, Maklo, Kumbun, Paligmete, Demgalu, Lupon, Meselia, Ekrek, Wako, and Souren.

Radius Population
100 km 53000 people
75 km 26000 people
50 km 10000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
West New Britain Papua New Guinea 130000 people
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people
Northern Papua New Guinea 100000 people
Madang Papua New Guinea 250000 people
Central Papua New Guinea 230000 people
Gulf Papua New Guinea 80000 people
Eastern Highlands Papua New Guinea 300000 people
Milne Bay Papua New Guinea 160000 people
National Capital Papua New Guinea -
Chimbu Papua New Guinea 190000 people
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people
Western Highlands Papua New Guinea 350000 people
Southern Highlands Papua New Guinea 320000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kauptimete West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 23 km
Maklo West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 27 km
Kumbun West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 30 km
Paligmete West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 31 km
Demgalu West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 35 km
Lupon West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 37 km
Meselia West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 39 km
Ekrek West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 39 km
Wako West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 43 km
Souren West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 45 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
Kandrian KDR 112 0 78 km
Linga Linga LGN unknown 0 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Arawe Harbour Papua New Guinea 30 km

More information

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