Overall Green Earthquake alert in Solomon Is. on 16 Dec 2019 16:46 UTC

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M 5.4 in Solomon Is. on 16 Dec 2019 16:46 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:	5.4M
Depth:	69.07 Km
Lat/Lon:	-8.4023 , 159.0148
Event Date:	16 Dec 2019 16:46 UTC 17 Dec 2019 03:46 Local
Exposed Population:	About 42000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us60006s7q
Inserted at:	19 Dec 2019 17:33 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	6.6 (Solomon Is.)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us60006s7q	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.18

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1285913	16 Dec 2019 16:46	5.5M, 77.93km	3.93	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:19	NEIC
1285922	16 Dec 2019 16:46	5.5M, 69.54km	3.8	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	1d 00:01	NEIC
1286425	16 Dec 2019 16:46	5.4M, 69.07km	3.74	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	3d 00:46	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 4,209) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1285913	-8.407/158.955	5.5	77.9	3.928	16 Dec 2019 17:06	00:19	(new episode)
2	1285922	-8.425/158.964	5.5	69.5	3.804	16 Dec 2019 17:42	00:55	(new episode)
3	1285922	-8.425/158.964	5.5	69.5	3.804	16 Dec 2019 18:48	02:01	(upd of #2)
4	1285922	-8.425/158.964	5.5	69.5	3.804	17 Dec 2019 16:48	1d 00:01	(upd of #3)
5	1286425	-8.402/159.015	5.4	69.1	3.735	19 Dec 2019 17:33	3d 00:46	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Country	Population
	Solomon Is.	Solomon Islands	4200 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tuarugu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	39 km
Samasodu Point	Solomon Islands	Village	-	46 km
Biluro	Solomon Islands	Village	-	48 km
Dedeu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	52 km
Susubona	Solomon Islands	Village	-	55 km
Kava	Solomon Islands	Village	-	62 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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