M 4.5 in Papua New Guinea on 18 Nov 2012 13:48 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: 4.5M
Depth: 164.7 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.2124 , 152.378
Event Date: 18 Nov 2012 13:48 UTC
18 Nov 2012 23:48 Local
Exposed Population:
250000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2012icah
Inserted at: 18 Nov 2012 14:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2012icah 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
120956 0.5 18 Nov 2012 13:48 4.5M, 164.7km N/A 250 thousand (in 100km) 01:09 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 East New Britain (population 170,000) . The nearest places are and Kerawara.

Radius Population
100 km 250000 people
75 km 240000 people
50 km 210000 people
20 km 60000 people
10 km 2800 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kerawara East New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 3 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
Rakanda RAA unknown 11 km
Tokua 10 14 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kokopo Roadstead Papua New Guinea 18 km
Rabaul PGRAB Papua New Guinea 24 km

More information

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