M 5.9 in Papua New Guinea on 29 Nov 2012 11:10 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: 5.9M
Depth: 10.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.4687 , 145.576
Event Date: 29 Nov 2012 11:10 UTC
29 Nov 2012 21:10 Local
Exposed Population:
About 3387 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000e0nf
Inserted at: 30 Nov 2012 22:09 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
usc000e0nf 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
121160 0.2 29 Nov 2012 11:10 5.9M, 10km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
121185 0 29 Nov 2012 11:10 5.9M, 10.3km N/A 3 thousand (in 100km) 1d 10:59 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 Madang (population 250,000) . The nearest places are Bieng, Dugulaba Number 1, and Bodua.

Radius Population
100 km 93000 people
75 km 3400 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
Madang Papua New Guinea 250000 people
East Sepik Papua New Guinea 280000 people
Western Highlands Papua New Guinea 350000 people
Manus Papua New Guinea 33000 people
Enga Papua New Guinea 190000 people
Chimbu Papua New Guinea 190000 people
Eastern Highlands Papua New Guinea 300000 people
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people
West Sepik Papua New Guinea 140000 people
Southern Highlands Papua New Guinea 320000 people
Gulf Papua New Guinea 80000 people
West New Britain Papua New Guinea 130000 people
Western Papua New Guinea 100000 people
Central Papua New Guinea 230000 people
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bieng Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 63 km
Dugulaba Number 1 Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 64 km
Bodua Madang Papua New Guinea Village - 66 km

see full list

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
Awar AWR unknown 0 80 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Potsdam Harbor Papua New Guinea 80 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.