Overall Green Earthquake alert in Solomon Islands on 09 Dec 2016 19:10 UTC

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M 6.9 in Solomon Islands on 09 Dec 2016 19:10 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:	6.9M
Depth:	20.59 Km
Lat/Lon:	-10.7298 , 161.107
Event Date:	09 Dec 2016 19:10 UTC 10 Dec 2016 06:10 Local
Exposed Population:	About 25000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20007zlq
Inserted at:	09 Dec 2016 20:39 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.

	Earthquake	Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0	0.2		0.5
us20007zlq	Scaled population (vector)	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	Max wave realtime	0.24m
	C2 earthquake
	Country Vulnerability
	INFORM_normalised

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1149941	0.5	09 Dec 2016 19:10	6.6M, 10km	N/A	20 thousand (in 100km)	0.2m (at 00:07)	00:10	GEOFON
1149942	0.6	09 Dec 2016 19:10	6.9M, 10km	N/A	30 thousand (in 100km)	0.6m (at 00:11)	00:08	PTWC
1149946	0.6	09 Dec 2016 19:10	6.9M, 10km	N/A	30 thousand (in 100km)	0.5m (at 00:13)	00:11	NTWC
1149950	0.6	09 Dec 2016 19:10	6.9M, 10km	5.96	30 thousand (in 100km)	0.5m (at 00:13)	00:20	NEIC
1149966	0.5	09 Dec 2016 19:10	6.9M, 20.59km	6.55	30 thousand (in 100km)	0.2m (at 00:32)	01:29	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 2,611) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	no people
	no people
	15000 people
	50000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1149950	-10.68/161.126	6.9	10	5.96	09 Dec 2016 19:31	00:21	(new episode)
	2	0	1149966	-10.73/161.107	6.9	20.59	6.55	09 Dec 2016 20:41	01:30	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Solomon Is.	Solomon Islands	2600 people
Solomon Is.	Solomon Islands	2600 people
Solomon Is.	Solomon Islands	2600 people
Solomon Is.	Solomon Islands	5400 people
Solomon Is.	Solomon Islands	5400 people
Solomon Is.	Solomon Islands	5400 people
Solomon Is.	Solomon Islands	130000 people
Solomon Is.	Solomon Islands	130000 people
Solomon Is.	Solomon Islands	130000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Apaoro	Solomon Islands	Village	-	48 km
Apaoro	Solomon Islands	Village	-	48 km
Apaoro	Solomon Islands	Village	-	48 km
Rumahui	Solomon Islands	Village	-	50 km
Rumahui	Solomon Islands	Village	-	50 km
Rumahui	Solomon Islands	Village	-	50 km
Manuagere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	51 km
Manuagere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	51 km
Manuagere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	51 km
Oneoia	Solomon Islands	Village	-	53 km
Oneoia	Solomon Islands	Village	-	53 km
Oneoia	Solomon Islands	Village	-	53 km
Tetere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	53 km
Tetere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	53 km
Tetere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	53 km
Suuruaharau	Solomon Islands	Village	-	56 km
Suuruaharau	Solomon Islands	Village	-	56 km
Suuruaharau	Solomon Islands	Village	-	56 km
Maneoura	Solomon Islands	Village	-	56 km
Maneoura	Solomon Islands	Village	-	56 km
Maneoura	Solomon Islands	Village	-	56 km
Hada	Solomon Islands	Village	-	56 km
Hada	Solomon Islands	Village	-	56 km
Hada	Solomon Islands	Village	-	56 km
Onehatare	Solomon Islands	Village	-	56 km
Onehatare	Solomon Islands	Village	-	56 km
Onehatare	Solomon Islands	Village	-	56 km
Bia	Solomon Islands	Village	-	57 km
Bia	Solomon Islands	Village	-	57 km
Bia	Solomon Islands	Village	-	57 km
Huro	Solomon Islands	Village	-	59 km
Huro	Solomon Islands	Village	-	59 km
Huro	Solomon Islands	Village	-	59 km
Tarosi	Solomon Islands	Village	-	62 km
Tarosi	Solomon Islands	Village	-	62 km
Tarosi	Solomon Islands	Village	-	62 km
Tawaiabu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	63 km
Tawaiabu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	63 km
Tawaiabu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	63 km
Panuha	Solomon Islands	Village	-	63 km
Panuha	Solomon Islands	Village	-	63 km
Panuha	Solomon Islands	Village	-	63 km
Apurahe	Solomon Islands	Village	-	66 km
Apurahe	Solomon Islands	Village	-	66 km
Apurahe	Solomon Islands	Village	-	66 km
Ubuna	Solomon Islands	Village	-	67 km
Ubuna	Solomon Islands	Village	-	67 km
Ubuna	Solomon Islands	Village	-	67 km
Maranu'u	Solomon Islands	Village	-	67 km
Maranu'u	Solomon Islands	Village	-	67 km
Maranu'u	Solomon Islands	Village	-	67 km
Heuru	Solomon Islands	Village	-	68 km
Heuru	Solomon Islands	Village	-	68 km
Heuru	Solomon Islands	Village	-	68 km
Asimaenioha	Solomon Islands	Village	-	68 km
Asimaenioha	Solomon Islands	Village	-	68 km
Asimaenioha	Solomon Islands	Village	-	68 km
Etamarorai	Solomon Islands	Village	-	69 km
Etamarorai	Solomon Islands	Village	-	69 km
Etamarorai	Solomon Islands	Village	-	69 km
Manewaro	Solomon Islands	Village	-	69 km
Manewaro	Solomon Islands	Village	-	69 km
Manewaro	Solomon Islands	Village	-	69 km
Wango	Solomon Islands	Village	-	70 km
Wango	Solomon Islands	Village	-	70 km
Wango	Solomon Islands	Village	-	70 km
Taraoto	Solomon Islands	Village	-	71 km
Taraoto	Solomon Islands	Village	-	71 km
Taraoto	Solomon Islands	Village	-	71 km
Fagani	Solomon Islands	Village	-	71 km
Fagani	Solomon Islands	Village	-	71 km
Fagani	Solomon Islands	Village	-	71 km
Geigei	Solomon Islands	Village	-	73 km
Geigei	Solomon Islands	Village	-	73 km
Geigei	Solomon Islands	Village	-	73 km
Kaokaona	Solomon Islands	Village	-	75 km
Kaokaona	Solomon Islands	Village	-	75 km
Kaokaona	Solomon Islands	Village	-	75 km
Na Wosi	Solomon Islands	Village	-	75 km
Na Wosi	Solomon Islands	Village	-	75 km
Na Wosi	Solomon Islands	Village	-	75 km
Raa	Solomon Islands	Village	-	77 km
Raa	Solomon Islands	Village	-	77 km
Raa	Solomon Islands	Village	-	77 km
Pamua	Solomon Islands	Village	-	78 km
Pamua	Solomon Islands	Village	-	78 km
Pamua	Solomon Islands	Village	-	78 km
Narohei	Solomon Islands	Village	-	79 km
Narohei	Solomon Islands	Village	-	79 km
Narohei	Solomon Islands	Village	-	79 km
Kaonasughu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	81 km
Kaonasughu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	81 km
Kaonasughu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	81 km
Wakora	Solomon Islands	Village	-	82 km
Wakora	Solomon Islands	Village	-	82 km
Wakora	Solomon Islands	Village	-	82 km
Maniga	Solomon Islands	Village	-	83 km
Maniga	Solomon Islands	Village	-	83 km
Maniga	Solomon Islands	Village	-	83 km
Waimapuru	Solomon Islands	Village	-	83 km
Waimapuru	Solomon Islands	Village	-	83 km
Waimapuru	Solomon Islands	Village	-	83 km
Wugiroga	Solomon Islands	Village	-	84 km
Wugiroga	Solomon Islands	Village	-	84 km
Wugiroga	Solomon Islands	Village	-	84 km
Bweinaniawarikiapu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	84 km
Bweinaniawarikiapu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	84 km
Bweinaniawarikiapu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	84 km
Umara	Solomon Islands	Village	-	85 km
Umara	Solomon Islands	Village	-	85 km
Umara	Solomon Islands	Village	-	85 km
Sungasau	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Sungasau	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Sungasau	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Maraone	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Maraone	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Maraone	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Mwanimauru	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Mwanimauru	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Mwanimauru	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Wainaworasi	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Wainaworasi	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Wainaworasi	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Manihinua	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Manihinua	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Manihinua	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Mehale	Solomon Islands	Village	-	87 km
Mehale	Solomon Islands	Village	-	87 km
Mehale	Solomon Islands	Village	-	87 km
Tawarodo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	88 km
Tawarodo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	88 km
Tawarodo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	88 km
Hauraha	Solomon Islands	Village	-	88 km
Hauraha	Solomon Islands	Village	-	88 km
Hauraha	Solomon Islands	Village	-	88 km
Manchuki	Solomon Islands	Village	-	89 km
Okeoke	Solomon Islands	Village	-	87 km
Okeoke	Solomon Islands	Village	-	87 km
Okeoke	Solomon Islands	Village	-	87 km
Tawani	Solomon Islands	Village	-	95 km
Tawani	Solomon Islands	Village	-	95 km
Tawani	Solomon Islands	Village	-	95 km
Manewiriwiri	Solomon Islands	Village	-	99 km
Manewiriwiri	Solomon Islands	Village	-	99 km
Manewiriwiri	Solomon Islands	Village	-	99 km
Poinagobo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	100 km
Poinagobo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	100 km
Poinagobo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	100 km
Namakohigho	Solomon Islands	Village	-	101 km
Namakohigho	Solomon Islands	Village	-	101 km
Namakohigho	Solomon Islands	Village	-	101 km
Alavugu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	101 km
Alavugu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	101 km
Alavugu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	101 km
Ione	Solomon Islands	Village	-	101 km
Ione	Solomon Islands	Village	-	101 km
Ione	Solomon Islands	Village	-	101 km
Sanggasere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	102 km
Sanggasere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	102 km
Sanggasere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	102 km
Iaruraha	Solomon Islands	Village	-	103 km
Iaruraha	Solomon Islands	Village	-	103 km
Iaruraha	Solomon Islands	Village	-	103 km
Balo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	103 km
Balo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	103 km
Balo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	103 km
Veramakuru	Solomon Islands	Village	-	103 km
Veramakuru	Solomon Islands	Village	-	103 km
Veramakuru	Solomon Islands	Village	-	103 km
Namaturi	Solomon Islands	Village	-	103 km
Namaturi	Solomon Islands	Village	-	103 km
Namaturi	Solomon Islands	Village	-	103 km
Makina	Solomon Islands	Village	-	104 km
Makina	Solomon Islands	Village	-	104 km
Makina	Solomon Islands	Village	-	104 km
Wango	Solomon Islands	Village	-	104 km
Wango	Solomon Islands	Village	-	104 km
Wango	Solomon Islands	Village	-	104 km
Manegohere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	105 km
Manegohere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	105 km
Manegohere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	105 km
Peonakake	Solomon Islands	Village	-	105 km
Peonakake	Solomon Islands	Village	-	105 km
Peonakake	Solomon Islands	Village	-	105 km
Maniate	Solomon Islands	Village	-	106 km
Maniate	Solomon Islands	Village	-	106 km
Maniate	Solomon Islands	Village	-	106 km
Tawasu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	107 km
Tawasu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	107 km
Tawasu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	107 km
Mbalo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	107 km
Mbalo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	107 km
Mbalo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	107 km
Manakia	Solomon Islands	Village	-	107 km
Manakia	Solomon Islands	Village	-	107 km
Manakia	Solomon Islands	Village	-	107 km
Komunihara	Solomon Islands	Village	-	109 km
Komunihara	Solomon Islands	Village	-	109 km
Komunihara	Solomon Islands	Village	-	109 km
Hu'umarere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	109 km
Hu'umarere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	109 km
Hu'umarere	Solomon Islands	Village	-	109 km
Napasiwai	Solomon Islands	Village	-	109 km
Napasiwai	Solomon Islands	Village	-	109 km
Napasiwai	Solomon Islands	Village	-	109 km
Makaruka	Solomon Islands	Village	-	109 km
Makaruka	Solomon Islands	Village	-	109 km
Makaruka	Solomon Islands	Village	-	109 km
Paa	Solomon Islands	Village	-	110 km
Paa	Solomon Islands	Village	-	110 km
Paa	Solomon Islands	Village	-	110 km
Naparaoinawa	Solomon Islands	Village	-	110 km
Naparaoinawa	Solomon Islands	Village	-	110 km
Naparaoinawa	Solomon Islands	Village	-	110 km
Ngagatari	Solomon Islands	Village	-	111 km
Ngagatari	Solomon Islands	Village	-	111 km
Ngagatari	Solomon Islands	Village	-	111 km
Parom Bou	Solomon Islands	Village	-	111 km
Parom Bou	Solomon Islands	Village	-	111 km
Parom Bou	Solomon Islands	Village	-	111 km
Kuma	Solomon Islands	Village	-	111 km
Kuma	Solomon Islands	Village	-	111 km
Kuma	Solomon Islands	Village	-	111 km
Nahahau	Solomon Islands	Village	-	112 km
Nahahau	Solomon Islands	Village	-	112 km
Nahahau	Solomon Islands	Village	-	112 km
Nanepe	Solomon Islands	Village	-	112 km
Nanepe	Solomon Islands	Village	-	112 km
Nanepe	Solomon Islands	Village	-	112 km
Naparasusu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	112 km
Naparasusu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	112 km
Naparasusu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	112 km
Narano	Solomon Islands	Village	-	113 km
Narano	Solomon Islands	Village	-	113 km
Narano	Solomon Islands	Village	-	113 km
Napurongo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	113 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Distance
Kirakira	IRA	2	92 km
Kirakira	IRA	2	92 km
Kirakira	IRA	2	92 km
Marau	RUS	unknown	101 km
Marau	RUS	unknown	101 km
Marau	RUS	unknown	101 km
Mbambanakira	MBU	unknown	117 km
Mbambanakira	MBU	unknown	117 km
Mbambanakira	MBU	unknown	117 km
Parasi	PRS	unknown	117 km
Parasi	PRS	unknown	117 km
Parasi	PRS	unknown	117 km
Avu Avu	AVU	unknown	122 km
Avu Avu	AVU	unknown	122 km
Avu Avu	AVU	unknown	122 km
Rennell Island	RNL	unknown	136 km
Rennell Island	RNL	unknown	136 km
Rennell Island	RNL	unknown	136 km
Santa Ana	NNB	unknown	148 km
Santa Ana	NNB	unknown	148 km
Santa Ana	NNB	unknown	148 km
Tarapaina	TAA	unknown	151 km
Tarapaina	TAA	unknown	151 km
Tarapaina	TAA	unknown	151 km
Bellona Island	BNY	unknown	156 km
Bellona Island	BNY	unknown	156 km
Bellona Island	BNY	unknown	156 km
Onepusu	ONE	unknown	173 km
Onepusu	ONE	unknown	173 km
Onepusu	ONE	unknown	173 km
Henderson International	HIR	9	185 km
Henderson International	HIR	9	185 km
Henderson International	HIR	9	185 km

Ports

Name	Country	Distance
Kira Kira	Soloman Islands	93 km
Kira Kira	Soloman Islands	93 km
Kira Kira	Soloman Islands	93 km
Rennell Island	Soloman Islands	134 km
Rennell Island	Soloman Islands	134 km
Rennell Island	Soloman Islands	134 km
Cape Surville	Soloman Islands	140 km
Cape Surville	Soloman Islands	140 km
Cape Surville	Soloman Islands	140 km
Aola Bay	Soloman Islands	147 km
Aola Bay	Soloman Islands	147 km
Aola Bay	Soloman Islands	147 km

More information

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