Overall Green Earthquake alert in Santa Cruz Islands on 05 Dec 2022 05:35 UTC

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M 5.7 in Santa Cruz Islands on 05 Dec 2022 05:35 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	5.7M
Depth:	92.976 Km
Lat/Lon:	-11.3271 , 166.2044
Event Date:	05 Dec 2022 05:35 UTC 05 Dec 2022 16:35 Local
Exposed Population:	About 6000 people in MMI 20 thousand in MMI IV
Source:	NEIC us6000j6zd
Inserted at:	05 Dec 2022 05:53 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000j6zd	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1476991		0	05 Dec 2022 05:35	5.7M, 92.976km	4.25	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:18	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 alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1476991	166.204/-11.327	5.7	93	4.249	05 Dec 2022 05:57	00:22	(new episode)
2	1476991	166.204/-11.327	5.7	93	4.249	05 Dec 2022 07:39	02:04	(upd of #1)
3	1476991	166.204/-11.327	5.7	93	4.249	06 Dec 2022 05:40	1d 00:05	(upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Country	Population
	Solomon Is.	Solomon Islands	3700 people
	Solomon Is.	Solomon Islands	8400 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Nimbau	Solomon Islands	Village	-	27 km
Asimboa	Solomon Islands	Village	-	29 km
Apakhö	Solomon Islands	Village	-	30 km
Avita	Solomon Islands	Village	-	30 km
Tanabili	Solomon Islands	Village	-	36 km
Malombo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	37 km
Nonea	Solomon Islands	Village	-	66 km
Noli	Solomon Islands	Village	-	67 km
Neembuna	Solomon Islands	Village	-	68 km
Masoko	Solomon Islands	Village	-	69 km
Nama	Solomon Islands	Village	-	71 km
Vana	Solomon Islands	Village	-	72 km
Lale	Solomon Islands	Village	-	72 km
Nemboe	Solomon Islands	Village	-	73 km
Nimbau	Solomon Islands	Village	-	27 km
Asimboa	Solomon Islands	Village	-	29 km
Apakhö	Solomon Islands	Village	-	30 km
Avita	Solomon Islands	Village	-	30 km
Tanabili	Solomon Islands	Village	-	36 km
Malombo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	37 km
Nonea	Solomon Islands	Village	-	66 km
Noli	Solomon Islands	Village	-	67 km
Neembuna	Solomon Islands	Village	-	68 km
Masoko	Solomon Islands	Village	-	69 km
Nama	Solomon Islands	Village	-	71 km
Vana	Solomon Islands	Village	-	72 km
Lale	Solomon Islands	Village	-	72 km
Nemboe	Solomon Islands	Village	-	73 km
Menamini	Solomon Islands	Village	-	74 km
Menamini	Solomon Islands	Village	-	74 km
Noka	Solomon Islands	Village	-	76 km
Noka	Solomon Islands	Village	-	76 km
Vanikoro Is	Solomon Islands	Village	-	76 km
Vanikoro Is	Solomon Islands	Village	-	76 km
Malemgeulu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	77 km
Malemgeulu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	77 km
Taepe	Solomon Islands	Village	-	77 km
Taepe	Solomon Islands	Village	-	77 km
Peu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	78 km
Peu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	78 km
Nuela	Solomon Islands	Village	-	80 km
Nuela	Solomon Islands	Village	-	80 km
Menelu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	81 km
Menelu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	81 km
Nudung	Solomon Islands	Village	-	81 km
Nudung	Solomon Islands	Village	-	81 km
Foa	Solomon Islands	Village	-	81 km
Foa	Solomon Islands	Village	-	81 km
Arambu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	81 km
Arambu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	81 km
Malue	Solomon Islands	Village	-	82 km
Malue	Solomon Islands	Village	-	82 km
Matamotu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	82 km
Matamotu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	82 km
Nevea	Solomon Islands	Village	-	83 km
Nevea	Solomon Islands	Village	-	83 km
Trevanion	Solomon Islands	Village	-	85 km
Trevanion	Solomon Islands	Village	-	85 km
Bema	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Bema	Solomon Islands	Village	-	86 km
Buma	Solomon Islands	Village	-	88 km
Buma	Solomon Islands	Village	-	88 km
Numbuko	Solomon Islands	Village	-	88 km
Numbuko	Solomon Islands	Village	-	88 km
Vanikoro	Solomon Islands	Village	-	89 km
Vanikoro	Solomon Islands	Village	-	89 km
Oeili	Solomon Islands	Village	-	90 km
Oeili	Solomon Islands	Village	-	90 km
Lomlom	Solomon Islands	Village	-	113 km
Lomlom	Solomon Islands	Village	-	113 km
Nuali	Solomon Islands	Village	-	116 km
Nuali	Solomon Islands	Village	-	116 km
Namania	Solomon Islands	Village	-	117 km
Namania	Solomon Islands	Village	-	117 km
Lipe	Solomon Islands	Village	-	117 km
Lipe	Solomon Islands	Village	-	117 km
Tuo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	118 km
Tuo	Solomon Islands	Village	-	118 km
Malapu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	124 km
Malapu	Solomon Islands	Village	-	124 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity	Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
	Santa Cruz	SCZ	unknown				0	77 km
	Santa Cruz	SCZ	unknown				0	77 km

Ports

Name	Country	Distance
Graciosa Bay	Soloman Islands	76 km
Graciosa Bay	Soloman Islands	76 km
Peu	Soloman Islands	80 km
Peu	Soloman Islands	80 km

More information

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