M 4.7 in Papua New Guinea on 06 Dec 2012 06:11 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: 142.8 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.0143 , 143.084
Event Date: 06 Dec 2012 06:11 UTC
06 Dec 2012 16:11 Local
Exposed Population:
410000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000e54f
Inserted at: 06 Dec 2012 06:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000e54f 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
121286 0.5 06 Dec 2012 06:11 4.7M, 142.8km N/A 410 thousand (in 100km) 00:28 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 Enga (population 190,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 420000 people
75 km 120000 people
50 km 38000 people
20 km 9100 people
10 km 1900 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Enga Papua New Guinea 190000 people
East Sepik Papua New Guinea 280000 people

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
Paiela PLE unknown 42 km
Maramuni MWI unknown 47 km

More information

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