M 4.5 in Papua New Guinea on 18 Oct 2013 10:17 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: 4.5M
Depth: 54.24 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.53 , 155.05
Event Date: 18 Oct 2013 10:17 UTC
18 Oct 2013 20:17 Local
Exposed Population:
About 96149 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 18 Oct 2013 10:50 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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1017075 0 18 Oct 2013 10:17 4.5M, 54.24km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 00:33 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) . The nearest places are and Jaba.

Radius Population
100 km 96000 people
75 km 80000 people
50 km 14000 people
20 km <1000 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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Jaba Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 14 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
Boku BOQ unknown 37 km
Arawa RAW unknown 42 km
Karato KAF unknown 45 km
Torokina TOK unknown 48 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Anewa Bay PGANB Papua New Guinea 67 km
Kieta PGKIE Papua New Guinea 73 km
Keita Papua New Guinea 79 km

More information

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