M 4.6 in Papua New Guinea on 15 Jul 2013 22:39 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 111.5 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.4894 , 154.5328
Event Date: 15 Jul 2013 22:39 UTC
16 Jul 2013 08:39 Local
Exposed Population:
About 17506 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Jul 2013 01:05 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
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
1000670 n.a 15 Jul 2013 22:39 4.6M, 111.5km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 02:25 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 Northern Solomons (population 130,000) . The nearest places are Kuraio Mission, Pokuito, Atsilima, Torakina, Amun, and Piva.

Radius Population
100 km 28000 people
75 km 4400 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Solomons Papua New Guinea 130000 people
Solomon Is. Solomon Islands 370000 people
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people
Milne Bay Papua New Guinea 160000 people
West New Britain Papua New Guinea 130000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kuraio Mission Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 62 km
Pokuito Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 62 km
Atsilima Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 63 km
Torakina Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 65 km
Amun Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 67 km
Piva Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village - 69 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
Boku BOQ unknown 0 78 km
Torokina TOK unknown 0 92 km
Karato KAF unknown 0 92 km
Arawa RAW unknown 0 94 km
Kurwina KWV unknown 0 94 km

More information

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