M 4.7 in Solomon Islands on 27 Jun 2014 23:30 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: 4.7M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.3949 , 155.0439
Event Date: 27 Jun 2014 23:30 UTC
28 Jun 2014 09:30 Local
Exposed Population:
106923 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Jun 2014 00:27 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
1054098 0 27 Jun 2014 23:30 4.7M, 35km N/A 110 thousand (in 100km) 00:56 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 Papua New Guinea , Province of Northern Solomons (population 130,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 110000 people
75 km 83000 people
50 km 16000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Papua New Guinea Northern Solomons 130000 people
Solomon Is. Solomon Is. 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
Boku BOQ unknown 25 km
Karato KAF unknown 36 km
Arawa RAW unknown 37 km
Torokina TOK unknown 38 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Anewa Bay PGANB Papua New Guinea 60 km
Kieta PGKIE Papua New Guinea 67 km

More information

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