M 4.8 in Papua New Guinea on 23 Oct 2016 07:26 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.961 , 147.6964
Event Date: 23 Oct 2016 07:26 UTC
23 Oct 2016 17:26 Local
Exposed Population:
About 4337 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20007g6t
Inserted at: 23 Oct 2016 07:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20007g6t 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
1143675 0 23 Oct 2016 07:26 4.8M, 10km N/A 4 thousand (in 100km) 00:30 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 Manus (population 33,000) . The nearest places are Mok, Manuai, Lenkau, and Penchal.

Radius Population
100 km 5600 people
75 km 3000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Manus Papua New Guinea 33000 people
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people
Madang Papua New Guinea 250000 people
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people
West New Britain Papua New Guinea 130000 people
East Sepik Papua New Guinea 280000 people
Eastern Highlands Papua New Guinea 300000 people
Western Highlands Papua New Guinea 350000 people
Chimbu Papua New Guinea 190000 people
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people
Enga Papua New Guinea 190000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mok Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 64 km
Manuai Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 65 km
Lenkau Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 65 km
Penchal Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 68 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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