M 6.5 in Papua New Guinea from 25 Jul 2016 19:38 UTC to 19:38

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: 6.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Event Date: 25 Jul 2016 19:38 UTC
26 Jul 2016 05:38 Local
Exposed Population: About 2063 people within 100km
Source: NTWC     at00oavykn
Inserted at: 25 Jul 2016 19:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NTWC     0 1 0.5
at00oavykn Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.08m  
  C2 earthquake n.a      
  Country Vulnerability n.a      
  INFORM_normalised n.a      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1134824 0.5 25 Jul 2016 19:38 6.5M, 10km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:13) 00:09 PTWC
1134825 0.5 25 Jul 2016 19:38 6.5M, 10km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:13) 00:12 NTWC    
1134828 0 25 Jul 2016 19:38 6.3M, 6.57km N/A 3 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 NEIC
1134833 0 25 Jul 2016 19:38 6.4M, 7.31km 4.51 3 thousand (in 100km) 01:12 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.

Tsunami affected locations

The maximum Wave height is  0.1m in Chakol, Papua New Guinea. This height is estimated for 25-Jul-2016 19:51:25.

Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Wave height (m)
25-Jul-2016 19:51:25 Chakol Papua New Guinea  0.1
25-Jul-2016 20:08:53 Lenkau Papua New Guinea  0.1
25-Jul-2016 20:08:53 Penchal Papua New Guinea  0.1

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Initial conditions

Title: "M6.5 140km SE of Lorengau. Papua New Guinea"

Fault parameters

  • Latitude: -2.886
  • Longitude: 148.195
  • Length: 28 km
  • Width: 7 km
  • Magnitude: 6.5 M

Okada parameters:

  • Slip: .8 m
  • Strike: 112 (geogr angle: north=0, south=180)
  • Dip: 15 degree
  • Rake: 90 degree
  • Depth: 10 km

Calculation parameters

  • Calculation space (lon/lat): 146.695, -4.386, 149.695, -1.386
  • Instead of Step -> use Cell size:.25 minutes

Sea Level

More information

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