M 4.8 in Solomon Islands on 14 Sep 2016 21:32 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: 4.8M
Depth: 14.69 Km
Lat/Lon: -9.588 , 158.476
Event Date: 14 Sep 2016 21:32 UTC
15 Sep 2016 08:32 Local
Exposed Population:
About 9351 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006pm8
Inserted at: 14 Sep 2016 22:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006pm8 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
1139990 0 14 Sep 2016 21:32 4.8M, 14.69km N/A 9 thousand (in 100km) 00:28 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 9400 people
75 km <1000 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
Northern Solomons Papua New Guinea 130000 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
Yandina XYA unknown 0 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Pipisala Bay Soloman Islands 97 km
Yandina SBXYA Soloman Islands 98 km

More information

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