M 7.2 in Papua New Guinea from 29 Mar 2015 23:48 UTC to 23:48

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 7.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.72 , 152.71
Event Date: 29 Mar 2015 23:48 UTC
30 Mar 2015 09:48 Local
Exposed Population: 230000 people within 100km
Source: GEOFON gfz2015getx
Inserted at: 29 Mar 2015 23:55 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
GEOFON 1 1 1
gfz2015getx Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.68m  
  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
1075061 1 29 Mar 2015 23:48 7.2M, 10km N/A 230 thousand (in 100km) 0.7m (at 00:08) 00:07 GEOFON
1075065 1.2 29 Mar 2015 23:48 7.6M, 33km N/A 230 thousand (in 100km) 1.1m (at 00:48) 00:10 NTWC    
1075073 1.3 29 Mar 2015 23:48 7.7M, 65.65km 7.15 240 thousand (in 100km) 0.7m (at 01:00) 00:20 NEIC
1075080 1.2 29 Mar 2015 23:48 7.5M, 40km 7.15 4 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 1.4m (at 00:50) 00:52 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 New Ireland (population 90,000) . The nearest places are Lamassa Hamlets, and Lamassa.

Radius Population
100 km 230000 people
75 km 140000 people
50 km 9500 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lamassa New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 6 km
Lamassa Hamlets New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 7 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
Lamassa LMG unknown 6 km
Silur SWR unknown 43 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kokopo Roadstead Papua New Guinea 63 km
Rabaul PGRAB Papua New Guinea 83 km

More information

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