M 6.5 in Papua New Guinea from 25 Jul 2016 19:38 UTC to 19:38

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: 6.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.9 , 148.2
Event Date: 25 Jul 2016 19:38 UTC
26 Jul 2016 05:38 Local
Exposed Population: About 2063 people within 100km
Source: NTWC     at00oavykn
Inserted at: 25 Jul 2016 19:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NTWC     0 1 0.5
at00oavykn Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.08m  
  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
1134824 0.5 25 Jul 2016 19:38 6.5M, 10km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:13) 00:09 PTWC
1134825 0.5 25 Jul 2016 19:38 6.5M, 10km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:13) 00:12 NTWC    
1134828 0 25 Jul 2016 19:38 6.3M, 6.57km N/A 3 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 NEIC
1134833 0 25 Jul 2016 19:38 6.4M, 7.31km 4.51 3 thousand (in 100km) 01:12 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 Manus (population 33,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 2100 people
75 km <1000 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
Manus Papua New Guinea 33000 people
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people
Madang Papua New Guinea 250000 people
West New Britain Papua New Guinea 130000 people
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people
East Sepik Papua New Guinea 280000 people
Eastern Highlands Papua New Guinea 300000 people
Chimbu Papua New Guinea 190000 people
Western Highlands Papua New Guinea 350000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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