M 7.6 Earthquake and Tsunami (1.2 m) in Solomon Islands on 12 Apr 2014 20:14 UTC
EQ parameters
Shakemap

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 7.6M
Depth: 29.31 Km
Lat/Lon: -11.3149 , 162.2114
Event Date: 12 Apr 2014 20:14 UTC
13 Apr 2014 07:14 Local
Exposed Population:
20 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 12 Apr 2014 20:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 1.1 1.1
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 1.25m  
  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
1046613 1.6 12 Apr 2014 20:14 7.7M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 2.4m (at 00:12) 00:07 GEOFON
1046614 3 12 Apr 2014 20:14 8.3M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 4.9m (at 00:10) 00:07 NEIC
1046616 3 12 Apr 2014 20:14 8.3M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 4.9m (at 00:10) 00:10 USGS
1046624 1.1 12 Apr 2014 20:14 7.6M, 29.31km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 1.3m (at 00:08) 00:22 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 18000 people
75 km 9900 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 58 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cape Surville Soloman Islands 58 km

More information

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