Overall Green Earthquake alert in Papua New Guinea on 22 Dec 2016 00:56 UTC

GDACS is a cooperation framework between the United Nations, the European Commission and disaster managers worldwide to improve alerts, information exchange and coordination in the first phase after major sudden-onset disasters.

M 4.5 in Papua New Guinea on 22 Dec 2016 00:56 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	EQ 1101509
Earthquake Magnitude:	4.5M
Depth:	107.16 Km
Lat/Lon:	-4.7012 , 153.7106
Event Date:	22 Dec 2016 00:56 UTC 22 Dec 2016 10:56 Local
Exposed Population:	About 19537 people within 100km
Inserted at:	22 Dec 2016 01:16 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.

	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	n.a		n.a
us10007lv7	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.

Virtual OSOCC

Meteo assessment

Satellite products

Analytical products

Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 2023 | About casualties: 65 | Last hour: 0

Un terremoto conmociona a habitantes del sur de Chile en el día de Nav ... Mon, 26 Dec 2016 00:35:00 +0100.

Santiago de Chile, 25 dic (EFE).- Un terremoto de magnitud 7,6 conmocionó hoy a la población de cinco regiones del sur de Chile en el día de Navidad, sin causar víctimas, pero sí daños en viviendas y carreteras y afectando los servicios bás

...(more)

"Mucha fuerza y ánimo", pide Bachelet a chilenos afectados por sismoMon, 26 Dec 2016 00:29:00 +0100.

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO.- Tras el sismo de 7. 6 grados registrado esta mañana de domingo en las costas del sur de Chile, la presidenta Michelle Bachelet pidió a sus connacionales "mucha fuerza y ánimo" mientras se despliegan los protocolos de emer

...(more)

Terremoto de 7.6 conmocionó al sur de Chile en NavidadMon, 26 Dec 2016 00:28:00 +0100.

SANTIAGO DE CHILE.- El sismo no ocasionó víctimas, pero sí daños en viviendas y carreteras y afectando los servicios básicos. El fuerte movimiento telúrico tuvo lugar a las 11.22 hora local (14.22 GMT) y se sintió en las regiones de Biobío,

...(more)

Major quake jolts Chile tourist region on Christmas DayMon, 26 Dec 2016 00:27:00 +0100.

By Felipe Iturrieta and Antonio De la Jara. SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A major 7.6 magnitude earthquake jolted southern Chile on Sunday, prompting thousands to evacuate coastal areas, but no fatalities or major damage were reported in the tourism

...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Analytical products

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (40), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),

Disclaimer
While we try everything to ensure accuracy, this information is purely indicative and should not be used for any decision making without alternate sources of information.
The JRC is not responsible for any damage or loss resulting from the use of the information presented on this website.
The designations employed and the presentation of material on the map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the European Union concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.