M 6.3 in Papua New Guinea on 21 Jun 2016 17:12 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: 6.3M
Depth: 365.31 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.462 , 151.8538
Event Date: 21 Jun 2016 17:12 UTC
22 Jun 2016 03:12 Local
Exposed Population:
105683 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us200065sc
Inserted at: 21 Jun 2016 20:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us200065sc 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
1131702 0 21 Jun 2016 17:12 6.1M, 366.37km N/A 140 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
1131716 0 21 Jun 2016 17:12 6.3M, 365.31km 3.05 110 thousand (in 100km) 02:53 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 New Ireland (population 90,000) . The nearest places are Kolube, Lowat Kang, Mesi Number 1, Kanam Mission, Lambu, Kalagunan, Kaluan Number 1, and Dampit.

Radius Population
100 km 140000 people
75 km 24000 people
50 km 12000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mesi Number 1 New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 14 km
Dampit New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 17 km
Kanam Mission New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 21 km
Kolube New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 22 km
Kaluan Number 1 New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 23 km
Lowat Kang New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 26 km
Kalagunan New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 28 km
Lambu New Ireland Papua New Guinea Village - 29 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
Namatanai ATN 42 70 km
Mapua MPU unknown 82 km
Rabaul RAB 4 86 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Namatanai PGATN Papua New Guinea 69 km
Tabar Island Papua New Guinea 79 km

More information

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