M 4.9 in Solomon Is. on 07 May 2016 17:30 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: 4.9M
Depth: 58.39 Km
Lat/Lon: -11.677 , 166.4618
Event Date: 07 May 2016 17:30 UTC
08 May 2016 04:30 Local
Exposed Population:
About 5784 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 May 2016 18:15 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
1127665 0 07 May 2016 17:30 4.9M, 58.39km N/A 6 thousand (in 100km) 00:44 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 Is. , of Solomon Is. (population 366,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 5800 people
75 km 5900 people
50 km 2500 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
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
Santa Cruz SCZ unknown 47 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Peu Soloman Islands 46 km

More information

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