M 5.6 in Papua New Guinea on 31 Jul 2020 10:02 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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.7205 , 152.7195
Event Date: 31 Jul 2020 10:02 UTC
31 Jul 2020 20:02 Local
Exposed Population: About 1000 people in MMI
About 10000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000b7d1
Inserted at: 31 Jul 2020 12:11 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
7.6 (Papua New Guinea)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000b7d1 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.3  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1324189 0 31 Jul 2020 10:02 5.6M, 10km 4.94 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 02:09 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

The earthquake happened in Papua New Guinea , Province of Milne Bay (population 160,000) . The nearest places are Kaurai, Madau I, Kulumadau, Bonagai, Digdagela, Boagis, Guasapa, and Wabunuma.

Radius Population
100 km 10000 people
75 km 9600 people
50 km 5800 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Milne Bay Papua New Guinea 160000 people
East New Britain Papua New Guinea 170000 people
West New Britain Papua New Guinea 130000 people
Northern Solomons Papua New Guinea 130000 people
Central Papua New Guinea 230000 people
Solomon Is. Solomon Islands 370000 people
Northern Papua New Guinea 100000 people
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kaurai Milne Bay Papua New Guinea Village - 36 km
Madau I Milne Bay Papua New Guinea Village - 39 km
Kulumadau Milne Bay Papua New Guinea Village - 40 km
Bonagai Milne Bay Papua New Guinea Village - 43 km
Digdagela Milne Bay Papua New Guinea Village - 46 km
Boagis Milne Bay Papua New Guinea Village - 50 km
Guasapa Milne Bay Papua New Guinea Village - 57 km
Wabunuma Milne Bay Papua New Guinea Village - 60 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
Guasopa GAZ -1 0 62 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Suloga Harbor Papua New Guinea 55 km

More information

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