M 5 in Papua New Guinea on 23 May 2013 23:33 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: 5.0M
Depth: 55.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.2027 , 151.878
Event Date: 23 May 2013 23:33 UTC
24 May 2013 09:33 Local
Exposed Population:
110000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000h47c
Inserted at: 24 May 2013 00:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000h47c 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
124771 0.5 23 May 2013 23:33 5M, 55.3km N/A 110 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 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 East New Britain (population 170,000) . The nearest places are Kalip, Hoiya, Kaukum, and Milim.

Radius Population
100 km 120000 people
75 km 26000 people
50 km 14000 people
20 km 1800 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hoiya East New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 10 km
Kaukum East New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 11 km
Milim East New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 11 km
Kalip East New Britain Papua New Guinea Village - 12 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
Gonalia GOE unknown 20 km
Uvol UVO unknown 24 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Pondo Harbor Papua New Guinea 74 km

More information

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