M 5 in Papua New Guinea on 18 Feb 2014 14:16 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1026213
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 54.72 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.65 , 148.16
Event Date: 18 Feb 2014 14:16 UTC
19 Feb 2014 00:16 Local
Exposed Population:
About 76096 people within 100km
Inserted at: 18 Feb 2014 15:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 297 | About casualties: 10 | Last hour: 0

What Happened To The Debris From The 2011 Tsunami In JapanSat, 22 Feb 2014 12:22:00 +0100.

Image Caption: Many oyster buoys from Japan, such as the one here that washed up on Kauai, began to arrive on the windward shores of the Hawaiian Islands in October, 2012. Credit: Carl Berg and ...
Fukushima fallout: stress, health complications kill more people than ... Sat, 22 Feb 2014 07:51:00 +0100.

Health complications stemming from Japan's 2011 tsunami have killed more people in one Japanese region than the disaster itself, the local authority reported earlier in the week.
People, Society and CountrySat, 22 Feb 2014 02:35:00 +0100.

Filed Under: British Virgin Islands ROAD TOWN, Tortola (DDM) -- The Department of Disaster Management is advising that a warning is currently in place for small craft operators and sea bathers against rough sea conditions. Filed Under: Tri
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Where All The Debris From The Japanese Tsunami Is GoingSat, 22 Feb 2014 01:29:00 +0100.

A gabled roof end of small cabin was found at Kamilo Point on Hawaii in September 2013. Experts have identified some of the wood as 'Sugi', which is endemic to Japan, strong evidence that the piece is debris washed out to sea after the 2011
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),