M 6.6 in Solomon Islands on 10 Aug 2015 04:12 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: 6.6M
Depth: 15 Km
Lat/Lon: -9.3208 , 158.0092
Event Date: 10 Aug 2015 04:12 UTC
10 Aug 2015 15:12 Local
Exposed Population: About 31000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 10 Aug 2015 23:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.1 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.11m  
  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
1091544 0.5 10 Aug 2015 04:12 6.6M, 10km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:09) 00:06 GEOFON
1091545 0.2 10 Aug 2015 04:12 6.9M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 0.3m (at 00:09) 00:08 NTWC    
1091556 0.2 10 Aug 2015 04:12 6.9M, 10km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:08) 00:20 NEIC
1091588 0.5 10 Aug 2015 04:12 6.7M, 10km 5.36 30 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:10) 05:11 NEIC
1091674 0.5 10 Aug 2015 04:12 6.6M, 15km 5.36 30 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:09) 19:24 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 31000 people
75 km 11000 people
50 km <1000 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
Sege EGM 3 85 km
Viru QVU unknown 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Viru Harbour SBVIU Soloman Islands 95 km

More information

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