M 6.7 in Papua New Guinea from 08 Feb 2016 16:19 UTC to 16:19

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: 6.7M
Depth: 33 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.7 , 154.7
Event Date: 08 Feb 2016 16:19 UTC
09 Feb 2016 02:19 Local
Exposed Population: About 24063 people within 100km
Source: NTWC    
Inserted at: 08 Feb 2016 16:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NTWC     0 1 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.07m  
  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
1118872 0.5 08 Feb 2016 16:19 6.5M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:34) 00:07 GEOFON
1118874 0.5 08 Feb 2016 16:19 6.7M, 33km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:56) 00:10 NTWC    
1118882 0 08 Feb 2016 16:19 6.3M, 30.6km 4.51 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 NEIC
1118889 0 08 Feb 2016 16:19 6.4M, 31.62km 5.3 40 thousand (in 100km) 02:10 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 Jaba, Torakina, Piva, and Haigi.

Radius Population
100 km 24000 people
75 km 6700 people
50 km no 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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Jaba Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 56 km
Torakina Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 66 km
Haigi Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 67 km
Piva Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 70 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 75 km
Arawa RAW unknown 84 km
Karato KAF unknown 85 km
Torokina TOK unknown 87 km

More information

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