M 6.8 in Papua New Guinea on 07 Dec 2014 01:22 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: 6.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.5 , 154.4
Event Date: 07 Dec 2014 01:22 UTC
07 Dec 2014 11:22 Local
Exposed Population:
About 8249 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 Dec 2014 01:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.3 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.27m  
  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
1066596 0.5 07 Dec 2014 01:22 6.5M, 10km N/A 5 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:20) 00:06 GEOFON
1066598 0.5 07 Dec 2014 01:22 6.7M, 10km N/A 8 thousand (in 100km) 0.3m (at 00:33) 00:08 USGS
1066604 0.5 07 Dec 2014 01:22 6.8M, 10km N/A 8 thousand (in 100km) 0.3m (at 00:33) 00:13 USGS
1066607 0.5 07 Dec 2014 01:22 6.7M, 10km N/A 8 thousand (in 100km) 0.3m (at 00:33) 00:14 NEIC
1066610 0.5 07 Dec 2014 01:22 6.8M, 10km N/A 8 thousand (in 100km) 0.3m (at 00:33) 00:16 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 Northern Solomons (population 130,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 5000 people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Papua New Guinea Northern Solomons 130000 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
Boku BOQ unknown 98 km

More information

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