M 6 in Solomon Islands on 20 Aug 2019 13:03 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: 6.0M
Depth: 44.97 Km
Lat/Lon: -11.344 , 166.3242
Event Date: 20 Aug 2019 13:03 UTC
21 Aug 2019 00:03 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI V
About 23000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us600057ee
Inserted at: 21 Aug 2019 14:15 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 6.6 (Solomon Is.)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us600057ee Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.18  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1270407 0 20 Aug 2019 13:03 6M, 53.6km 4.84 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:21 NEIC
1270408 0 20 Aug 2019 13:03 6M, 44.97km 4.66 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 01:11 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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1270407 -11.41/166.287 6.0 53.6 4.837 20 Aug 2019 13:25 00:21 (new episode)
2 0 1270408 -11.344/166.324 6.0 45.0 4.664 20 Aug 2019 14:01 00:57 (new episode)
3 0 1270408 -11.344/166.324 6.0 45.0 4.664 20 Aug 2019 15:06 02:02 (upd of #2)
4 0 1270408 -11.344/166.324 6.0 45.0 4.664 21 Aug 2019 14:15 1d 01:11 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces


Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Nimbau Solomon Islands Village - 15 km
Asimboa Solomon Islands Village - 16 km
Apakhö Solomon Islands Village - 18 km
Avita Solomon Islands Village - 20 km
Tanabili Solomon Islands Village - 23 km
Malombo Solomon Islands Village - 25 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.