M 4.8 in Papua New Guinea on 11 Aug 2018 01:01 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: -2.9282 , 147.218
Event Date: 11 Aug 2018 01:01 UTC
11 Aug 2018 11:01 Local
Exposed Population:
About 20000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000g6q1
Inserted at: 11 Aug 2018 01:23 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
7.6 (Papua New Guinea)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000g6q1 Scaled population (vector) 3.56  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.3  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1223423 0 11 Aug 2018 01:01 4.8M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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, Baun, Solang, and Rei.

Radius Population
100 km 21000 people
75 km 2000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 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
Madang Papua New Guinea 250000 people
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 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
Enga Papua New Guinea 190000 people
West Sepik Papua New Guinea 140000 people
Southern Highlands Papua New Guinea 320000 people
Gulf Papua New Guinea 80000 people
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mok Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 43 km
Manuai Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 43 km
Baun Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 59 km
Solang Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 61 km
Rei Manus Papua New Guinea Village - 63 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
Momote MAS 4 0 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lorengau PGLOR Papua New Guinea 99 km

More information

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