PAPUA NEW GUINEA EARTHQUAKE DISASTER DECLARATION Last Updated 03.06.18 O EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY INF RMA IC TI PH O A N R U G N O I T E The Modified Mercalli (MMI) Intensity Scale G U S A A D ID F /DCHA/O 70 570 17,000+ 5 Felt by nearly everyone; many awakened. Some PERSONS dishes, windows broken. Unstable objects over- DEATHS INJURED DISPLACED turned. Pendulum clocks may stop. Felt by all, many frightened. Some heavy furniture SOURCE: Government of Papua New Guinea 6 moved; a few instances of fallen plaster. Damage slight. MANUS Damage negligible in buildings of good design and construction; slight to moderate in well-built ordi- 7 nary structures; considerable damage in poorly built or badly designed structures; some chimneys broken. Damage slight in specially designed structures; considerable damage in ordinary substantial buildings 8 with partial collapse. Damage great in poorly built structures. Fall of chimneys, factory stacks, columns, monuments, walls. Heavy furniture overturned. SANDAUN Damage considerable in specially designed structures; I NEW 9 well-designed frame structures thrown out of plumb. IRELAND Damage great in substantial buildings, with partial Sepik collapse. Buildings shifted off foundations. N EAST SEPIK POPULATION EXPOSED TO SHAKING D MMI Intensity Scale 1,500,000 O Ok Tedi Mine MADANG EAST NEW Digul BRITAIN 1,200,000 N ENGA Ramu Porgera Mine RN E NDS HELA ESTLA 900,000 E W H JIWAKA WEST NEW Tari HIG BRITAIN S Fly Mendi Population 600,000 Epicenter SOUTHERN EASTERN CHIMBU 300,000 I HIGHLANDS Purari HIGHLANDS BOUGAINVILLE 0 A 9 8 7 6 5 MOROBE GULF MMI Intensity WESTERN MMI INTENSITY POPULATION 5 1,205,000 6 809,000 7 336,000 8 270,000 9 40,000 CENTRAL SOURCE: USGS, 2/26/18 ORO * MMI is a measure of ground shaking and is different from overall earthquake magnitude as measured by the Richter Scale. The MMI is based on a 12 class scale. ! PORT MORESBY POPULATION DENSITY (people per sq. kilometer) 5,001-160,000 MILNE 2,501-5,000 BAY 501-2,500 101-500 51-100 26-50 6-25 3-5 0 60 120 mi 0-2 A U S T R A L I A 0 60 120 180 km Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, LandScan 2016 The boundaries and names used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the U.S. Government..