Papua New Guinea Earthquake Impact Analysis for April 13, 2025

April 13, 2025 data from the WFP's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system for a magnitude 5.5 earthquake near Mindik, Papua New Guinea. The dataset includes the earthquake's epicenter coordinates, depth, and an estimate of 165,646 people impacted within a 50km radius. It is provided in GEOJSON format by the World Food Programme's ADAM system.

Use Cases

• Map the earthquake's impact zone based on the provided epicenter coordinates and 50km radius.
• Estimate potential humanitarian needs based on the population count of 165,646 people within the impact area.
• Integrate seismic event parameters (magnitude, depth, location) into regional hazard models.

Strengths

• Includes specific impact metrics, such as an estimated 165,646 people affected.
• Provides precise geolocation data with latitude, longitude, and depth of the earthquake epicenter.
• Originates from an operational humanitarian analysis system (WFP ADAM).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to the source platform and event-driven collection.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Collected, analyzed, and mapped by an automated system following a sudden-onset humanitarian emergency.

Time Range

April 13, 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 21:45:11.841577; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Papua New Guinea, specifically 28km south of Mindik.