M 4.7 in Solomon Islands on 12 Sep 2015 08:52 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: 55.54 Km
Lat/Lon: -10.1203 , 161.9735
Event Date: 12 Sep 2015 08:52 UTC
12 Sep 2015 19:52 Local
Exposed Population:
About 73038 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 12 Sep 2015 09:15 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
1096224 0 12 Sep 2015 08:52 4.7M, 55.54km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 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 73000 people
75 km 45000 people
50 km 17000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 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 37 km
Parasi PRS unknown 76 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kira Kira Soloman Islands 37 km
Cape Surville Soloman Islands 90 km

More information

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