M 6.5 in Papua New Guinea on 14 Apr 2024 20:56 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 6.5M
Depth: 49 Km
Event Date: 14 Apr 2024 20:56 UTC
15 Apr 2024 06:56 Local
Exposed Population: 7 thousand in MMI VI
Source: NEIC us7000mc2t
Inserted at: 14 Apr 2024 21:19 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:
7.6 (Papua New Guinea)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us7000mc2t Scaled population (raster) 1.15 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 1.3      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1565027 0 14 Apr 2024 20:56 6.5M, 80.8km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:12 PTWC
1565028 0 14 Apr 2024 20:56 6.5M, 81km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:14 NTWC
1565029 0 14 Apr 2024 20:56 6.5M, 64.7km 6.27 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 00:15 NEIC
1565034 0 14 Apr 2024 20:56 6.5M, 49km 6.39 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 00:23 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.

Tsunami affected locations

Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Wave height (m)

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Initial conditions

Title: ""M 6.5, 110 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea""

Fault parameters

  • Latitude: -5.818
  • Longitude: 151.097
  • Length: 28 km
  • Width: 7 km
  • Magnitude: 6.5 M

Okada parameters:

  • Slip: .8 m
  • Strike: 238 (geogr angle: north=0, south=180)
  • Dip: 22 degree
  • Rake: 90 degree
  • Depth: 49 km

Calculation parameters

  • Calculation space (lon/lat): 149.597, -7.318, 152.597, -4.318
  • Instead of Step -> use Cell size:.25 minutes

Sea Level

More information

  • Timeline:
    Tsunami calculations performed to this case, click here

  • Montecarlo:
    Tsunami Montecarlo simulation performed to this case, click here

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