M 4.7 in Solomon Islands on 22 Nov 2014 09:37 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: 215.48 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.45 , 154.47
Event Date: 22 Nov 2014 09:37 UTC
22 Nov 2014 19:37 Local
Exposed Population:
About 71538 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 Nov 2014 10:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a 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
1065337 0 22 Nov 2014 09:37 4.7M, 215.48km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 01:16 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) . The nearest places are and Sohano.

Radius Population
100 km 72000 people
75 km 63000 people
50 km 49000 people
20 km 3100 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Solomons Papua New Guinea 130000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sohano Bougainville Papua New Guinea Village 1800 people 18 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
Buka BUA 3 23 km
Karoola KXR unknown 23 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Buka PGBUA Papua New Guinea 22 km
Queen Carola Harbor Papua New Guinea 33 km

More information

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