M 7.3 in Papua New Guinea on 07 Jul 2013 18:35 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
Depth: 386.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.9234 , 153.9204
Event Date: 07 Jul 2013 18:35 UTC
08 Jul 2013 04:35 Local
Exposed Population:
About 15087 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 09 Jul 2013 05:53 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1000493 0 07 Jul 2013 18:35 7.3M, 378.4km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 02:09 NEIC
1000494 0 07 Jul 2013 18:35 7.2M, 378.8km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 02:21 NEIC
1000514 0 07 Jul 2013 18:35 7.3M, 386.3km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 1d 11:18 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 New Ireland (population 90,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 14000 people
75 km 10000 people
50 km 2600 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
New Ireland Papua New Guinea 90000 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
Malekolon MKN 2 46 km
Green Islands GEI unknown 74 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Nissan Island Papua New Guinea 84 km
Tanga Island Papua New Guinea 97 km

More information

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