M 6.6 in Papua New Guinea on 19 Apr 2014 01:04 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: 6.6M
Depth: 24.4 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.6787 , 155.0854
Event Date: 19 Apr 2014 01:04 UTC
19 Apr 2014 11:04 Local
Exposed Population:
About 91133 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 19 Apr 2014 02:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.1 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.06m  
  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
1047440 0.2 19 Apr 2014 01:04 6.5M, 10km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:27) 00:06 GEOFON
1047441 0.2 19 Apr 2014 01:04 7M, 51.8km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 01:14) 00:10 NEIC
1047442 0.2 19 Apr 2014 01:04 6.9M, 52km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:54) 00:11 NEIC
1047445 0.2 19 Apr 2014 01:04 7M, 51.8km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:54) 00:11 USGS
1047446 0.2 19 Apr 2014 01:04 6.9M, 52km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:54) 00:11 USGS
1047451 0.5 19 Apr 2014 01:04 6.9M, 45.46km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 01:17) 00:17 NEIC
1047455 0.5 19 Apr 2014 01:04 6.6M, 24.4km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 01:39) 01:17 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 85000 people
75 km 24000 people
50 km 6900 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

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 63 km
Arawa RAW unknown 63 km
Karato KAF unknown 68 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Anewa Bay PGANB Papua New Guinea 89 km
Blanche Harbour Soloman Islands 91 km
Kieta PGKIE Papua New Guinea 93 km
Shortland Harbour SBSHH Soloman Islands 97 km
Keita Papua New Guinea 98 km

More information

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