M 5.9 in Papua New Guinea from 16 Jul 2013 09:35 UTC to 09:35

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: 5.9M
Depth: 85.7 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.3073 , 154.746
Event Date: 16 Jul 2013 09:35 UTC
16 Jul 2013 19:35 Local
Exposed Population:
100473 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Jul 2013 11:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.8 -0.8
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
1000676 -0.8 16 Jul 2013 09:35 5.9M, 85.7km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 02:23 NEIC
1000682 0.2 16 Jul 2013 09:35 6M, 44.3km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 04:11 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 100000 people
75 km 21000 people
50 km 2700 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

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
Boku BOQ unknown 52 km
Kurwina KWV unknown 66 km
Torokina TOK unknown 66 km
Karato KAF unknown 67 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Anewa Bay PGANB Papua New Guinea 89 km
Buka PGBUA Papua New Guinea 97 km
Kieta PGKIE Papua New Guinea 97 km

More information

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