M 5.7 in Papua New Guinea on 01 Oct 2014 03:38 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: 5.7M
Depth: 57.71 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.04 , 149.49
Event Date: 01 Oct 2014 03:38 UTC
01 Oct 2014 13:38 Local
Exposed Population:
121551 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Oct 2014 04:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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
1061345 0.3 01 Oct 2014 03:38 5.7M, 57.71km N/A 120 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 West New Britain (population 130,000) . The nearest places are Iakas, Audi, Umus, Aiku, and Aslingpun.

Radius Population
100 km 120000 people
75 km 49000 people
50 km 27000 people
20 km 7000 people
10 km 1400 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
West New Britain Papua New Guinea 130000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Iakas West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 2 km
Aiku West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 2 km
Audi West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 3 km
Umus West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 3 km
Aslingpun West New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 3 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
Kandrian KDR 112 21 km
Linga Linga LGN unknown 40 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Arawe Harbour Papua New Guinea 52 km
Gilau PGGIL Papua New Guinea 79 km

More information

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