M 5.5 in Solomon Islands on 29 Jan 2014 00:32 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 46.24 Km
Lat/Lon: -9.6334 , 161.2221
Event Date: 29 Jan 2014 00:32 UTC
29 Jan 2014 11:32 Local
Exposed Population:
151819 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Jan 2014 00:53 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1040130 0.4 29 Jan 2014 00:32 5.5M, 46.24km N/A 150 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Solomon Islands , of Solomon Is. (population 366,000) . The nearest places are Honiara, and Haarumou.

Radius Population
100 km 150000 people
75 km 100000 people
50 km 51000 people
20 km 9400 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Solomon Is. Solomon Islands 370000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Haarumou Solomon Islands Village - 15 km
Honiara Solomon Islands Capital 56000 people 142 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Parasi PRS unknown 23 km
Tarapaina TAA unknown 30 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Aola Bay Soloman Islands 80 km

More information

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