M 5.1 in Papua New Guinea on 08 Dec 2012 19:00 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 32.8 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.1925 , 144.001
Event Date: 08 Dec 2012 19:00 UTC
09 Dec 2012 05:00 Local
Exposed Population:
130000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000e6nx
Inserted at: 08 Dec 2012 19:32 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000e6nx 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
121354 0.5 08 Dec 2012 19:00 5M, 32.5km N/A 110 thousand (in 100km) 00:26 NEIC
121355 0.5 08 Dec 2012 19:00 5.1M, 32.8km N/A 130 thousand (in 100km) 00:32 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 Gulf (population 80,000) . The nearest places are and Isiani.

Radius Population
100 km 110000 people
75 km 31000 people
50 km 14000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Gulf Papua New Guinea 80000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Isiani Gulf Papua New Guinea Village - 9 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
Suria SUZ unknown 13 km
Kikori KRI unknown 34 km

More information

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