M 7.3 in New Britain Region, P.N.G. on 14 May 2019 12:58 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: 7.3M
Glide number: EQ-2019-000045-PNG
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.09 , 152.64
Event Date: 14 May 2019 12:58 UTC
14 May 2019 22:58 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: GEOFON gfz2019jjzp
Inserted at: 14 May 2019 13:05 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
GEOFON n.a 0.6 0.6
gfz2019jjzp Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave alert 0.67m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.67m  
  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
1260232 0.6 14 May 2019 12:58 7.3M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.7m (at 00:20) 00:07 GEOFON
1260241 2.8 14 May 2019 12:58 7.7M, 10km N/A 240 thousand (in 100km) 4.6m (at 00:36) 00:10 PTWC
1260251 1.4 14 May 2019 12:58 7.5M, 10km 7.17 20 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 1.2m (at 00:20) 1d 00:09 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

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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