M 5.2 in Papua New Guinea on 09 Dec 2012 18:30 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: 5.2M
Depth: 58.4 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.6442 , 141.11
Event Date: 09 Dec 2012 18:30 UTC
10 Dec 2012 04:30 Local
Exposed Population:
140000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000e72x
Inserted at: 09 Dec 2012 18:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000e72x 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
121372 0.5 09 Dec 2012 18:30 5.2M, 58.4km N/A 140 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 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 West Sepik (population 140,000) . The nearest places are and Hugumon.

Radius Population
100 km 150000 people
75 km 80000 people
50 km 40000 people
20 km 5400 people
10 km 2200 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
West Sepik Papua New Guinea 140000 people
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hugumon Sandaun Papua New Guinea Village - 4 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
Amanab AMU unknown 21 km
Green River GVI 81 31 km

More information

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