M 4.2 in Papua New Guinea on 27 Jul 2013 16:08 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: 4.2M
Depth: 193 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.44 , 147.24
Event Date: 27 Jul 2013 16:08 UTC
28 Jul 2013 02:08 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: GEOFON gfz2013oplc
Inserted at: 27 Jul 2013 20:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
GEOFON n.a n.a
gfz2013oplc 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
1000923 n.a 27 Jul 2013 16:08 4.2M, 193km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 04:13 GEOFON
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 Madang (population 250,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 89000 people
75 km 38000 people
50 km 5400 people
20 km 2200 people
10 km 1600 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Papua New Guinea Madang 250000 people
Papua New Guinea Morobe 390000 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
Long Island LSJ unknown 25 km
Wasu WSU unknown 63 km

More information

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