Overall Green Earthquake alert in Papua New Guinea on 04 Apr 2019 15:06 UTC

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M 4.7 in Papua New Guinea on 04 Apr 2019 15:06 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:	4.7M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-8.6564 , 147.4568
Event Date:	04 Apr 2019 15:06 UTC 05 Apr 2019 01:06 Local
Exposed Population:	500000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us2000ka91
Inserted at:	04 Apr 2019 16:40 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	7.6 (Papua New Guinea)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us2000ka91	Scaled population (vector)	5.05
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.3

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1255091		0	04 Apr 2019 15:06	4.7M, 10km	N/A	500 thousand (in 100km)		01:33	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 Central (population 230,000) . The nearest places are Bisianumu, Nuivi, Evesa Mission, Asimba, Karukaru, Omafe, Urun Mission, Kikori, Kase, Onange Mission, and Port Moresby.

Radius	Population
100 km	500000 people
75 km	68000 people
50 km	18000 people
20 km	1100 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Central	Papua New Guinea	230000 people
Northern	Papua New Guinea	100000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bisianumu	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	8 km
Nuivi	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	12 km
Evesa Mission	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	14 km
Asimba	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	15 km
Karukaru	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	17 km
Omafe	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	17 km
Urun Mission	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	20 km
Kikori	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	20 km
Kase	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	21 km
Onange Mission	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	21 km
Woitape	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	24 km
Ginala	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	24 km
Sigufe	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	25 km
Fatima Mission	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	25 km
Ubegara	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	25 km
Kanga	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	26 km
Boine	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	27 km
Wailapu	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	28 km
Kosipe	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	34 km
Mave	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	35 km
Kosipe Mission	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	35 km
Komo	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	35 km
Yaloge	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	39 km
Aromaitsi	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	40 km
Kokoda	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	6100 people	40 km
Koiasi	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	41 km
Aveve	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	41 km
Horigi	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	42 km
Fane Mission	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	42 km
Boera	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	43 km
Pirive	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	45 km
Kiriai	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	46 km
Siga	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	47 km
Kone	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	47 km
Katapa	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	49 km
Abuari	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	50 km
Pobiaka	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	50 km
Saraititi	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	50 km
Ioma	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	50 km
Tonembar	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	51 km
Kurireda	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	51 km
Boridi	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	51 km
Onete	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	52 km
Nionopu	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	52 km
Kapemoku	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	53 km
Oribiari	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	54 km
Gorari	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	55 km
Waju	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	55 km
Kileipi	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	55 km
Sedema	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	57 km
Siri	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	57 km
Kiminonda	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	58 km
Hurata	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	59 km
Tawuni	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	59 km
Barara	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	59 km
Veimauri Childrens Mission	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	59 km
Gunim	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	60 km
Biniga	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	60 km
Efogi 2	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	61 km
Manari	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	61 km
Kanobaba'a 1	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	61 km
Tapini	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	61 km
Urarisusu	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	61 km
Unialavava	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	62 km
Myola	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	62 km
Awaluta	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	62 km
Sirembi	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	64 km
Eiwo	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	64 km
Killavava	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	65 km
Kiletu	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	65 km
Yema	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	65 km
Wadi	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	65 km
Sagere	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	66 km
Olea	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	66 km
Karema	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	66 km
Poruara	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	66 km
Sui	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	68 km
Lolorua	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	68 km
Keke	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	69 km
Taire	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	69 km
Inika	Central	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	70 km
Gobe	Northern	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	70 km
Port Moresby	National Capital	Papua New Guinea	Capital	280000 people	96 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
Yongai	KGH	unknown	9 km
Dodoima	DDM	unknown	10 km
Karawari	KRJ	unknown	11 km
Fane	FNE	unknown	25 km
Woitape	WTP	1573	26 km
Gora	GOC	unknown	35 km
Emo	EMO	unknown	37 km
Kokoda	KKD	unknown	40 km
Bodinumu	BNM	unknown	47 km
Erume	ERU	unknown	49 km
Kikinonda	KIZ	unknown	51 km
Sopu	SPH	unknown	51 km
Boridi	BPB	unknown	53 km
Ioma	IOP	unknown	54 km
Haelogo	HEO	unknown	55 km
Kerau	KRU	unknown	57 km
Nadunumu	NDN	unknown	59 km
Tapini	TPI	960	61 km
Manare	MRM	unknown	62 km
Manumu	UUU	unknown	64 km
Naoro	NOO	unknown	66 km
Eia Popondetta	EIA	unknown	67 km
Kagi	KGW	unknown	81 km
Asapa	APP	unknown	83 km
Garasa	GRL	unknown	84 km
Guari	GUG	unknown	88 km
Aroa	AOA	unknown	88 km
Port Moresby International	POM	45	91 km
Kamulai	KAQ	unknown	91 km
Tetabedi	TDB	unknown	91 km
Garaina	GAR	762	94 km
Girua	PNP	91	95 km
Itokama	ITK	unknown	97 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Port Moresby	PGPOM	Papua New Guinea	97 km
Morobe		Papua New Guinea	99 km
Kairuku		Papua New Guinea	99 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Sirinumu	Laloki	1971	91 km

More information

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