M 4.6 in Papua New Guinea on 28 Jul 2013 17:31 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: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.4 , 145.13
Event Date: 28 Jul 2013 17:31 UTC
29 Jul 2013 03:31 Local
Exposed Population:
About 87136 people within 100km
Source: GEOFON gfz2013orji
Inserted at: 28 Jul 2013 18:04 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
GEOFON 0 0
gfz2013orji 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
1000943 0 28 Jul 2013 17:31 4.6M, 32.7km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 NEIC
1000946 0 28 Jul 2013 17:31 4.6M, 10km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 00:32 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 Gulf (population 80,000) . The nearest places are and Ipigo.

Radius Population
100 km 66000 people
75 km 31000 people
50 km 17000 people
20 km 3700 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Gulf Papua New Guinea 80000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ipigo Gulf Papua New Guinea Village - 6 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
Baimuru VMU unknown 16 km
Wabo WAO unknown 35 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kumul Marine Terminal Papua New Guinea 89 km

More information

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