M 4.6 in Solomon Islands on 27 Nov 2014 12:40 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: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.95 , 155.63
Event Date: 27 Nov 2014 12:40 UTC
27 Nov 2014 23:40 Local
Exposed Population:
About 86953 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 27 Nov 2014 13:09 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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1065743 0 27 Nov 2014 12:40 4.6M, 10km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 00:29 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 Papua New Guinea , Province of Northern Solomons (population 130,000) . The nearest places are and Harapa.

Radius Population
100 km 87000 people
75 km 35000 people
50 km 18000 people
20 km 1700 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Solomons Papua New Guinea 130000 people
Solomon Is. Solomon Islands 370000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Harapa Solomon Islands Village - 10 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
Buin UBI unknown 27 km
Ballalae 2 29 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Shortland Harbour SBSHH Soloman Islands 28 km
Shortland Harbor Soloman Islands 33 km

More information

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