M 5.7 in Papua New Guinea on 30 Nov 2021 12:14 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: 5.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.545 , 151.34
Event Date: 30 Nov 2021 12:14 UTC
30 Nov 2021 22:14 Local
Exposed Population: 50 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us6000g7w4
Inserted at: 30 Nov 2021 12:35 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
us6000g7w4 Scaled population (raster) 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
1412914 0 30 Nov 2021 12:14 5.7M, 10km 4.28 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 NEIC
1412966 0 30 Nov 2021 12:14 5.8M, 10km 4.2 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 04:40 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 ,of New Ireland (population 142) . 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 1412914 -3.545/151.34 5.7 10.0 4.284 30 Nov 2021 12:35 00:21 (new episode)
2 0 1412966 -3.545/151.34 5.7 10.0 4.284 30 Nov 2021 14:17 02:03 (new episode)
3 0 1412966 -3.544/151.344 5.8 10.0 4.412 30 Nov 2021 16:56 04:42 (upd of #2)
4 0 1412966 -3.544/151.344 5.8 10.0 4.196 01 Dec 2021 12:18 1d 00:04 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
New Ireland Papua New Guinea <1000 people


Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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