M 6.1 in Papua New Guinea on 07 May 2020 11:21 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: 6.1M
Depth: 466.17 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.4543 , 154.7127
Event Date: 07 May 2020 11:21 UTC
07 May 2020 22:21 Local
Exposed Population:
About 55000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70009bn4
Inserted at: 07 May 2020 11:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
7.6 (Papua New Guinea)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us70009bn4 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1309173 0 07 May 2020 11:21 6.1M, 466.17km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 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 Northern Solomons (population 130,000) . The nearest places are Mapiri, Tanamalit, Lihon Number 1, Siaken, Tungol Mission, Kulis, Sigon Mission, Sirof, Yotchibol, Hanpan, and Lemankoa.

Radius Population
100 km 56000 people
75 km 27000 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
Northern Solomons Papua New Guinea 130000 people
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people
Solomon Is. Solomon Islands 370000 people
West New Britain Papua New Guinea 130000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mapiri Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 55 km
Tanamalit Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 55 km
Lihon Number 1 Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 56 km
Siaken Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 57 km
Tungol Mission Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 57 km
Kulis Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 59 km
Sigon Mission Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 59 km
Sirof Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 61 km
Yotchibol Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 61 km
Hanpan Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 63 km
Lemanmanu Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 64 km
Tohatsi Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 65 km
Rokus Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 65 km
Pinipel I Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 66 km
Lemankoa Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 69 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
Green Islands GEI unknown 0 62 km
Karoola KXR unknown 0 93 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Nissan Island Papua New Guinea 58 km
Queen Carola Harbor Papua New Guinea 80 km

More information

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