M 4.9 in Papua New Guinea on 28 Nov 2010 17:38 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: 4.9M
Depth: 60.6 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.5362 , 147.358
Event Date: 28 Nov 2010 17:38 UTC
29 Nov 2010 03:38 Local
Exposed Population:
330000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Nov 2010 18:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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
99747 0.5 28 Nov 2010 17:38 5.3M, 60km N/A 350 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 EMSC
99748 0.5 28 Nov 2010 17:38 5.3M, 60km N/A 350 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 EMSC
99749 0.5 28 Nov 2010 17:38 5.1M, 53km N/A 320 thousand (in 100km) 00:43 EMSC
99750 0.5 28 Nov 2010 17:38 4.9M, 60.6km N/A 330 thousand (in 100km) 00:45 NEIC
99753 0.5 28 Nov 2010 17:38 5.1M, 52km N/A 290 thousand (in 100km) 00:56 EMSC
99754 0.5 28 Nov 2010 17:38 5.1M, 52km N/A 290 thousand (in 100km) 00:57 EMSC
99760 0.5 28 Nov 2010 17:38 5M, 66km N/A 300 thousand (in 100km) 02:08 EMSC
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 Morobe (population 390,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 350000 people
75 km 250000 people
50 km 170000 people
20 km 4800 people
10 km 3000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Papua New Guinea Morobe 390000 people

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
Singaua SGB unknown 25 km
Ogeranang OGE unknown 28 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lae PGLAE Papua New Guinea 42 km
Salamaua PGSMU Papua New Guinea 55 km
Dreger Harbor Papua New Guinea 56 km
Finschhaven Papua New Guinea 56 km

More information

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