M 5 in Solomon Islands on 07 Apr 2016 04:34 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -9.0529 , 158.2374
Event Date: 07 Apr 2016 04:34 UTC
07 Apr 2016 15:34 Local
Exposed Population:
About 37576 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 Apr 2016 05:03 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
1124471 0 07 Apr 2016 04:34 5M, 10km N/A 40 thousand (in 100km) 00:29 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 Nineveh, Saira, Batuna, Seghe, and Halisi.

Radius Population
100 km 38000 people
75 km 25000 people
50 km 8800 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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Saira Solomon Islands Village - 45 km
Nineveh Solomon Islands Village - 53 km
Halisi Solomon Islands Village - 55 km
Batuna Solomon Islands Village - 57 km
Seghe Solomon Islands Village - 66 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
Sege EGM 3 67 km
Viru QVU unknown 86 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Viru Harbour SBVIU Soloman Islands 83 km
Pipisala Bay Soloman Islands 99 km

More information

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