M 5 in Solomon Islands on 20 Apr 2014 07:45 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: 5.0M
Depth: 18.58 Km
Lat/Lon: -11.0443 , 161.6431
Event Date: 20 Apr 2014 07:45 UTC
20 Apr 2014 18:45 Local
Exposed Population:
About 36083 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Apr 2014 08:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1047649 0 20 Apr 2014 07:45 5M, 18.58km N/A 40 thousand (in 100km) 00:23 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 36000 people
75 km 16000 people
50 km 2000 people
20 km no 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

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
Kirakira IRA 2 72 km
Santa Ana NNB unknown 91 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kira Kira Soloman Islands 72 km
Cape Surville Soloman Islands 85 km

More information

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