M 5.6 in Solomon Islands on 04 Aug 2020 16:31 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: 5.6M
Depth: 70 Km
Lat/Lon: -12.5914 , 166.6011
Event Date: 04 Aug 2020 16:31 UTC
05 Aug 2020 03:31 Local
Exposed Population: About 900 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000b993
Inserted at: 04 Aug 2020 18:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (Solomon Is.)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000b993 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1324903 0 04 Aug 2020 16:31 5.6M, 78.44km 3.98 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 NEIC
1324906 0 04 Aug 2020 16:31 5.7M, 84.73km 4.04 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 02:02 NEIC
1324918 0 04 Aug 2020 16:31 5.6M, 90.4km 3.97 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 02:13 NEIC
1324938 0 04 Aug 2020 16:31 5.6M, 70km 3.98 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 02:13 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) . The nearest places are and Gavigamana.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 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
Vanuatu Vanuatu 170000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Gavigamana Vanuatu Village - 60 km

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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
Torres TOH unknown 0 82 km

More information

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