Papua New Guinea Earthquake Impact Analysis for August 2025

Papua New Guinea experienced a magnitude 6.0 earthquake on August 07, 2025, with an epicenter 31km NW of Silur. The dataset, produced by the WFP's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system, estimates the event impacted 24,195 people within a 50km radius. It provides geospatial and socio-economic information collected following this sudden-onset humanitarian emergency.

Use Cases

• Map estimated population exposure based on the 50km impact radius.
• Model seismic hazard and vulnerability for the Papua New Guinea region using the event's magnitude and depth.
• Coordinate emergency logistics by analyzing the geographic distribution of affected people.
• Integrate event data with other geospatial layers for multi-hazard risk assessment.

Strengths

• Provides specific event details: magnitude 6.0, depth 8.43 km, and precise epicenter coordinates.
• Includes a concrete impact estimate of 24,195 people affected.
• Sourced 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 freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-05-21.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping

Collection Method

Automated collection, analysis, and mapping of geospatial and socio-economic information post-disaster.

Time Range

August 07, 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 21:43:32.600859

Geography

Papua New Guinea, specifically near Silur (lat -4.2625, lon 152.9554)