M 5.2 in Solomon Is. on 25 Sep 2012 19:42 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: 5.2M
Depth: 27.5 Km
Lat/Lon: -9.7643 , 159.758
Event Date: 25 Sep 2012 19:42 UTC
26 Sep 2012 06:42 Local
Exposed Population:
170000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cvux
Inserted at: 25 Sep 2012 20:38 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cvux 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
119872 0.5 25 Sep 2012 19:42 5.2M, 27.5km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 00:56 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 Honiara, Koraga, and Chapunamo.

Radius Population
100 km 170000 people
75 km 130000 people
50 km 100000 people
20 km 5500 people
10 km 1800 people
5 km 1100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Solomon Is. Solomon Islands 370000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Chapunamo Solomon Islands Village - 3 km
Koraga Solomon Islands Village - 4 km
Honiara Solomon Islands Capital 56000 people 41 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
Henderson International HIR 9 49 km
Savo SVY unknown 66 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Honiara SBHIR Soloman Islands 42 km
Tulaghi Harbor Soloman Islands 85 km
Aola Bay Soloman Islands 86 km

More information

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