Earthquake Impact Data for Papua New Guinea, January 2025

Papua New Guinea experienced a magnitude 5.4 earthquake on January 2, 2025, with an epicenter 64km south of Konos. The dataset, produced by the WFP's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system, estimates 2,083 people were impacted within a 50km radius. It was last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map the earthquake's impact zone based on the provided epicenter coordinates and radius.
• Estimate population exposure for rapid needs assessment based on the reported impacted population count.
• Analyze seismic event characteristics for disaster preparedness based on the recorded magnitude and depth.

Strengths

• Specific event details are provided, including a magnitude of 5.4 and a depth of 10.0 km.
• The dataset includes a concrete estimate of 2,083 people impacted within the 50km radius.
• Data originates from the WFP's operational ADAM system for disaster analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's row count and full attribute schema are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update was on 2026-05-21 for a 2025 event.

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

January 2, 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 21:46:48.507532

Geography

Papua New Guinea, specifically 64km south of Konos (latitude -3.76, longitude 151.6938)