M 4.9 in Solomon Islands on 02 Oct 2014 21:33 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1040753
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.89 , 157.73
Event Date: 02 Oct 2014 21:33 UTC
03 Oct 2014 08:33 Local
Exposed Population:
About 63334 people within 100km
Inserted at: 02 Oct 2014 23:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 192 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

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Japanese community gradually growing in DubaiMon, 06 Oct 2014 18:23:00 +0200.

Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News; Hisashi Michigami explains his priorities for community welfare. He said that developing good relations with the community and assisting them are important to him. Dubai: The Japanese community in
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Tools to track tsunami debris expected to reach Oregon coastMon, 06 Oct 2014 17:58:00 +0200.

Report location to Sam Chan , a watershed health specialist with Oregon State University Extension and Oregon Sea Grant at or to the ASTORIA — Scientists are asking Oregon beachcombers and anglers to watch for bright orange transponders on
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De Solminihac asume cargo en la Escuela de Ingeniería de la UCMon, 06 Oct 2014 17:43:00 +0200.

El ex ministro de Obras Públicas y de Minería fue designado como nuevo director del Departamento de Ingeniería y Gestión de la Construcción.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),