M 4.5 in Papua New Guinea on 27 Jun 2013 21:10 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: 4.5M
Depth: 85.7 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.1015 , 146.8214
Event Date: 27 Jun 2013 21:10 UTC
28 Jun 2013 07:10 Local
Exposed Population:
496487 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 27 Jun 2013 23:41 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
1000342 n.a 27 Jun 2013 21:10 4.5M, 85.7km N/A 500 thousand (in 100km) 02:30 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 Morobe (population 390,000) . The nearest places are Sapmanga, and Worin.

Radius Population
100 km 500000 people
75 km 390000 people
50 km 36000 people
20 km 3100 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Morobe Papua New Guinea 390000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Worin Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 1 km
Sapmanga Morobe Papua New Guinea Village - 3 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
Derim DER unknown 1 km
Sapmanga SMH unknown 8 km
Dinangat DNU unknown 18 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lae PGLAE Papua New Guinea 72 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yonki Ramu 1992 94 km

More information

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