M 6.1 in Solomon Is. on 05 Jun 2013 04:47 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: 6.1M
Depth: 64.7 Km
Lat/Lon: -11.4079 , 166.2648
Event Date: 05 Jun 2013 04:47 UTC
05 Jun 2013 15:47 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 05 Jun 2013 07:09 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
1000096 0 05 Jun 2013 04:47 6.1M, 64.7km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 02:21 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 Is. , of Solomon Is. (population 366,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 23000 people
75 km 4100 people
50 km 1300 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Solomon Is. Solomon Is. 370000 people

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
Santa Cruz SCZ unknown 71 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Peu Soloman Islands 73 km
Graciosa Bay Soloman Islands 86 km

More information

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