M 5.1 in Papua New Guinea on 14 Dec 2012 02:34 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: 5.1M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: -5.0175 , 152.944
Event Date: 14 Dec 2012 02:34 UTC
14 Dec 2012 12:34 Local
Exposed Population:
About 24000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000e9q1
Inserted at: 14 Dec 2012 02:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000e9q1 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
121426 0.5 14 Dec 2012 02:34 5.1M, 52.5km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 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 New Ireland (population 90,000) . The nearest places are Matatai, Lambom, Bakop, Beriota, Natar, Matkumlagir, Lamassa, Lamassa Hamlets, Maliom, Lambur, and Lamoran.

Radius Population
100 km 29000 people
75 km 5000 people
50 km 1800 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Matatai New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 25 km
Lambom New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 27 km
Bakop New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 29 km
Beriota New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 34 km
Natar New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 37 km
Matkumlagir New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 40 km
Lamassa New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 41 km
Lamassa Hamlets New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 43 km
Maliom New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 46 km
Lambur New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 48 km
Ulam New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 50 km
Pukenmi New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 52 km
Kabaman New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 55 km
Silur Mission New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 55 km
Kambilal New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 56 km
Kumparum New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 59 km
Nasko New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 62 km
Taron New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 62 km
Lamoran New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 67 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
Lamassa LMG unknown 0 41 km
Silur SWR unknown 0 55 km
Manga MGP unknown 0 96 km
Tokua 10 0 98 km

More information

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