Last update: September 13, 2011 at 12:12 am by By
Most important Earthquake Data:Magnitude : 6.2 (USGS) and 6.3 (Geoscience Australia)
UTC Time : Monday, September 12, 2011 at 22:44:32 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 08:44:32 AM at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 34.9 km
Geo-location(s) :
44 km (27 miles) ESE (104°) from Wewak, New Guinea, PNG
September 12, 2011 By
Earthquake overview : A strong earthquake at intermediate depth occurred at 08:44 local time at only 44 km of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
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Update : PNG has very few shaking deaths, even after sometimes violent earthquakes. Most of the victims in Papua New Guinea are due to tsunamis.Update : 39,000 people will experience a strong shaking following the theoretical models from USGS. 174,000 people a moderate MMI V shaking and 340,000 people a light MMI IV shaking.
Update : It will take a number of hours before the coastal communities will hopefully report that everything is OK. Thanks to the close distance to Wewak, we will hopefully get some news this time.
Update : PNG houses are mostly build out of wood and have a very high resistance against earthquakes.
Update : The closest villages to the epicenter are : Wagamut, Kaup villages, Kaup and Samap.
Update : Wewak is the capital of the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea. It is the largest town between Madang and Jayapura.
Update : Australian Geoscience (instruments relatively close to PNG) has a magnitude of 6.3 but a far better depth of 62 km (much weaker shaking).
Update : So far we have NO sign of a tsunami warning or alert. The danger would be only local as the magnitude is not strong enough to generate a wider tsunami. GDACS has very good theoretical models and GDACS has not released a tsunami bulletin which is a very good sign.
Update : the earthquake occurred in the direct coastal area (only a few km from the coastline)
"I Have Felt It" reports as received by Earthquake-Report.com
MMI values (if indicated) after the text (III: Weak shaking, IV Light shaking, V Moderate shaking, VI Strong shaking, VII Very Strong shaking)
- No Felt reports as yet, be the first to send us what you experienced.
MMI values (if indicated) after the text (III: Weak shaking, IV Light shaking, V Moderate shaking, VI Strong shaking, VII Very Strong shaking)
- No Felt reports as yet, be the first to send us what you experienced.
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 6.2 (USGS) and 6.3 (Geoscience Australia)
UTC Time : Monday, September 12, 2011 at 22:44:32 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 08:44:32 AM at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 34.9 km
Geo-location(s) :
44 km (27 miles) ESE (104°) from Wewak, New Guinea, PNG
Magnitude : 6.2 (USGS) and 6.3 (Geoscience Australia)
UTC Time : Monday, September 12, 2011 at 22:44:32 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 08:44:32 AM at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 34.9 km
Geo-location(s) :
44 km (27 miles) ESE (104°) from Wewak, New Guinea, PNG
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