M 4.6 in Solomon Islands on 13 Jun 2016 23:13 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: 4.6M
Depth: 45.2 Km
Lat/Lon: -10.9933 , 163.0325
Event Date: 13 Jun 2016 23:13 UTC
14 Jun 2016 10:13 Local
Exposed Population:
About 8191 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000646t
Inserted at: 14 Jun 2016 00:09 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000646t 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
1131077 0 13 Jun 2016 23:13 4.6M, 45.2km N/A 8 thousand (in 100km) 00:55 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 8200 people
75 km 1400 people
50 km no 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

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 Ana NNB unknown 65 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cape Surville Soloman Islands 73 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.