M 6.8 in Solomon Islands on 05 Jan 2010 12:15 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: 6.8M
Depth: 18.7 Km
Lat/Lon: -9.0565 , 157.585
Event Date: 05 Jan 2010 12:15 UTC
05 Jan 2010 23:15 Local
Exposed Population:
About 57000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2010rca2
Inserted at: 02 Feb 2017 12:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.2 0.2
us2010rca2 Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.23m  
  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
72265 0 05 Jan 2010 12:15 6.8M, 70km N/A 40 thousand (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 2585d 00:35 NEIC
72266 0 05 Jan 2010 12:15 6.9M, 35km N/A 4 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:19) 2585d 00:35 NEIC
72267 0.2 05 Jan 2010 12:15 6.7M, 10km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:24) 2585d 00:35 NEIC
72269 0 05 Jan 2010 12:15 6.9M, 35km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:18) 2585d 00:35 NEIC
72299 0 05 Jan 2010 12:15 6.8M, 32km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:15) 2585d 00:35 NEIC
72332 0.2 05 Jan 2010 12:15 6.8M, 18.7km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:24) 2585d 00:35 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 Nineveh, Halisi, Saira, Vanikuva, Judaea, Mbareho, Harai, Seghe, Tetemara, and Hofovo.

Radius Population
100 km 58000 people
75 km 26000 people
50 km 3700 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
Northern Solomons Papua New Guinea 130000 people
Milne Bay Papua New Guinea 160000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Nineveh Solomon Islands Village - 52 km
Halisi Solomon Islands Village - 52 km
Saira Solomon Islands Village - 53 km
Vanikuva Solomon Islands Village - 57 km
Judaea Solomon Islands Village - 59 km
Mbareho Solomon Islands Village - 60 km
Harai Solomon Islands Village - 61 km
Seghe Solomon Islands Village - 62 km
Tetemara Solomon Islands Village - 64 km
Hofovo Solomon Islands Village - 69 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
Viru QVU unknown 0 62 km
Sege EGM 3 0 63 km
Munda MUA 3 0 88 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Viru Harbour SBVIU Soloman Islands 63 km

More information

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