M 5.5 in Papua New Guinea on 03 Aug 2021 12:01 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: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.5033 , 148.1225
Event Date: 03 Aug 2021 12:01 UTC
03 Aug 2021 22:01 Local
Exposed Population: 4 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us6000f1tx
Inserted at: 03 Aug 2021 12:22 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 7.6 (Papua New Guinea)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000f1tx Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.3  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1389228 0 03 Aug 2021 12:01 5.5M, 10km 4.03 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1389228 -1.503/148.122 5.5 10.0 4.034 03 Aug 2021 12:23 00:21 (new episode)
2 0 1389228 -1.503/148.122 5.5 10.0 4.034 03 Aug 2021 14:05 02:04 (upd of #1)
3 0 1389228 -1.503/148.122 5.5 10.0 4.034 04 Aug 2021 12:04 1d 00:03 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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