M 7.4 in Solomon Islands on 13 Apr 2014 12:36 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: 7.4M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -11.451 , 162.0692
Event Date: 13 Apr 2014 12:36 UTC
13 Apr 2014 23:36 Local
Exposed Population:
About 13776 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Apr 2014 13:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.8 0.8
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.84m  
  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
1046753 1.1 13 Apr 2014 12:36 7.5M, 10km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 1.2m (at 00:10) 00:07 GEOFON
1046757 1.4 13 Apr 2014 12:36 7.7M, 19.8km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 1.7m (at 00:10) 00:11 NEIC
1046760 1.4 13 Apr 2014 12:36 7.7M, 19.8km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 1.7m (at 00:10) 00:13 USGS
1046765 0.8 13 Apr 2014 12:36 7.5M, 35km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 0.8m (at 01:30) 00:21 NEIC
1046777 0.8 13 Apr 2014 12:36 7.4M, 35km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 0.8m (at 01:30) 00:59 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 14000 people
75 km 5500 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 77 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cape Surville Soloman Islands 76 km

More information

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