Overall Green Earthquake alert in Papua New Guinea from 08 Mar 2018 17:39 UTC to 17:39

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M 6.9 in Papua New Guinea from 08 Mar 2018 17:39 UTC to 17:39

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:	6.9M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-4.24 , 153.37
Event Date:	08 Mar 2018 17:39 UTC 09 Mar 2018 03:39 Local
Exposed Population:	About 40000 people within 100km
Source:	GEOFON gfz2018erye
Inserted at:	08 Mar 2018 17:46 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	7.6 (Papua New Guinea)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
GEOFON	0.8		0.7		1.1
gfz2018erye	Scaled population (vector)	4.5	Max wave scenario	0.8m
	C1 earthquake	1	Max wave realtime	0.78m
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.3

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1202308	1.1	08 Mar 2018 17:39	6.9M, 10km	N/A	40 thousand (in 100km)	0.8m (at 00:05)	00:06	GEOFON
1202314	1.1	08 Mar 2018 17:39	7M, 10km	N/A	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.8m (at 00:05)	00:09	PTWC
1202320	1.1	08 Mar 2018 17:39	7M, 10km	N/A	30 thousand (in 100km)	0.8m (at 00:05)	00:11	NTWC
1202330	0.2	08 Mar 2018 17:39	6.8M, 15.22km	6.7	254 (in MMI>=VII)	0.2m (at 00:11)	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 New Ireland (population 90,000) . The nearest places are Tabulam, Waramung, Danfu, Warambif, Kapsikau, Lakas, Fatkarsan, Natong, Kamiang, Mimias, and Beriota.

Radius	Population
100 km	40000 people
75 km	18000 people
50 km	14000 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	90000 people
East New Britain	Papua New Guinea	170000 people
Northern Solomons	Papua New Guinea	130000 people
West New Britain	Papua New Guinea	130000 people
Solomon Is.	Solomon Islands	370000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tabulam	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	27 km
Waramung	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	29 km
Danfu	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	30 km
Warambif	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	30 km
Kapsikau	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	31 km
Lakas	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	31 km
Fatkarsan	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	32 km
Natong	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	32 km
Kamiang	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	33 km
Mimias	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	33 km
Tanambia	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	34 km
Burunkum	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	34 km
Lenai	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	35 km
Tawomla	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	37 km
Warantaban	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	37 km
Feni Mission	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	38 km
Sumsum	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	39 km
Lamoran	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	41 km
Balangit	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	42 km
Manga Mission	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	42 km
Weilo	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	44 km
Taron	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	45 km
Naliu	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	46 km
Kumparum	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	48 km
Silur Mission	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	49 km
Kambilal	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	49 km
Muliama	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	50 km
Pukenmi	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	50 km
Ulam	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	51 km
Waragawsali	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	53 km
Warangansau	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	54 km
Maliom	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	55 km
Porabunbun	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	61 km
Matkumlagir	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	62 km
Natar	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	64 km
Beriota	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	69 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)	Distance
Manga	MGP	unknown	41 km
Malekolon	MKN	2	42 km
Silur	SWR	unknown	48 km
Lamassa	LMG	unknown	85 km
Green Islands	GEI	unknown	92 km
Boang	BOV	unknown	96 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Tanga Island		Papua New Guinea	84 km
Nissan Island		Papua New Guinea	100 km

More information

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