- USA TODAY - 7 hours agoA 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, and tsunami warnings were issued for ...
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, and tsunami warnings were issued for the island chain and its neighbors.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially issued a warning for the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. The warning has since been cancelled.
The quake struck around 7:15 a.m. local time and occurred about 62 miles southeast of the town of Kirakira, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 18.2 miles, the USGS reported.
The temblor originally was registered as a magnitude-8.3 before being revised downward.
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7.6 quake rocks Solomon Islands; tsunami warning issued
M7.6 - 100km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 2014-04-12 20:14:39 UTC
Summary
Location and Magnitude contributed by: USGS National Earthquake Information CenterGeneral
ShakeMap
Contributed by USGS National Earthquake Information CenterInstrumental Intensity
PGA (%g)
PGV (cm/s)
PSA 0.3s (%g)
PSA 1.0s (%g)
PSA 3.0s (%g)
Uncertainty
Station List
PAGER
Impact Estimates
Estimated Fatalities
Estimated Economic Losses
Green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.
Estimated Population Exposure to Earthquake Shaking
Estimated Modified Mercalli Intensity I II-III IV V VI VII VIII IX X Est. Population Exposure --* --* 267k* 99k 29k 14k 0k 0k 0k Perceived Shaking Not Felt Weak Light Moderate Strong Very Strong Severe Violent Extreme Potential Structure Damage Resistant none none none V.Light Light Moderate Moderate/Heavy Heavy V.Heavy Vulnerable none none none Light Moderate Moderate/Heavy Heavy V.Heavy V.Heavy *Estimated exposure only includes population within calculated shake map area. (k = x1,000)Population Exposure
Population per ˜1 sq. km. from LandScan
Structure Information Summary
Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are mud wall and informal (metal, timber, GI etc.) construction.
Secondary Effects
Recent earthquakes in this area have caused secondary hazards such as tsunamis that might have contributed to losses.
Selected Cities Exposed
from GeoNames Database of Cities with 1,000 or more residents.
MMI City Population VI Kirakira 1k IV Tulaghi 1k IV Honiara 56k IV Auki 4k (k = x1,000)Historic Seismicity
City Exposure List
See PAGER XML link (above).http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000phx5#pager
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LIkely the most important thing for people who live on the ocean anywhere in the Pacific Ocean is to keep an eye on the Tsunami Warnings for awhile. Because this is a pretty good sized earthquake.
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Tsunami Warning issued for 7.6 earthquake in Solomon islands
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