M 4.9 in Papua New Guinea on 04 Jan 2013 20:24 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: 4.9M
Depth: 36.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.4268 , 146.071
Event Date: 04 Jan 2013 20:24 UTC
05 Jan 2013 06:24 Local
Exposed Population:
370000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000ejgc
Inserted at: 04 Jan 2013 20:49 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000ejgc 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
121772 0.5 04 Jan 2013 20:24 4.9M, 36.3km N/A 370 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 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 Madang (population 250,000) . The nearest places are and Bibi.

Radius Population
100 km 390000 people
75 km 200000 people
50 km 120000 people
20 km 3900 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Madang Papua New Guinea 250000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bibi Madang 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
Teptep TEP unknown 13 km
Ileg ILX unknown 27 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Madang PGMAG Papua New Guinea 38 km
Sek Harbor Papua New Guinea 47 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yonki Ramu 1992 92 km

More information

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