M 6.5 in Papua New Guinea on 11 Apr 2014 08:16 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: 6.5M
Depth: 39.42 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.8554 , 155.0165
Event Date: 11 Apr 2014 08:16 UTC
11 Apr 2014 18:16 Local
Exposed Population:
About 81000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 11 Apr 2014 09:23 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0m  
  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
1046484 0.5 11 Apr 2014 08:16 6.8M, 48.7km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:11 NEIC
1046485 0.5 11 Apr 2014 08:16 6.8M, 48.7km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:13 USGS
1046488 0.5 11 Apr 2014 08:16 6.7M, 50.64km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:23 NEIC
1046501 0 11 Apr 2014 08:16 6.5M, 39.42km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 01:07 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 81000 people
75 km 19000 people
50 km 3900 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Papua New Guinea Northern Solomons 130000 people
Solomon Is. Solomon Is. 370000 people

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
Arawa RAW unknown 69 km
Boku BOQ unknown 70 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Blanche Harbour Soloman Islands 87 km
Anewa Bay PGANB Papua New Guinea 95 km
Shortland Harbour SBSHH Soloman Islands 96 km
Kieta PGKIE Papua New Guinea 99 km

More information

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