Display listing of nearby tsunami events
Display map of nearby tsunami events
The tsunami waves were between two and ten meters high and swept inland for almost half a kilometer (IJTS).
On April 1 at 20:39:56 UTC (April 2, 2007 at 7:39:56 AM local time) an earthquake occurred about 40 km SSE of Gizo, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands or about 345 km WNW of Honiara, Guadalcanal. (reference #1053)
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Earthquake Information
for felt reports and tectonic summary.
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Calculated Tsunami Travel Time Map displays first-arrival travel times in 1 hour time intervals.
Relief Web, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, reference #2680
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LSGZ-6ZXGBT?OpenDocument&rc=5
Large tsunami waves (reports range from 2m to 10m) are reported to have struck the islands in the Western Province area of Solomon Islands and some parts of Papua New Guinea.
The National Disaster Council (NDC) in the Solomon Islands reports that the affected area includes Gizo, Simbo, Ranogga, Shortlands, Munda, Noro, Vella la Vella, Kolombangarra and parts of the southern coast of Choiseul. Aerial surveillance on 2 April showed that the worst-affected areas appear to be the southern coast of Gizo, Simbo island and the central southern coast of Choiseul between Moli and Posarae and Sasamunga. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) estimates that up to 50,000 people may be affected out of a total population of 100,000 in Western and Choiseul provinces.
The NDC puts the current death toll at 34, with several dozen missing. 5,500 people are thought to have been displaced in total. NDC estimates that 1,500 people are displaced on Gizo Island, most of whom are now living in make-shift settlements in the hills above Gizo town.
NDC estimates that between 900 and 2,500 houses have been destroyed. The tsunami caused widespread damage to homes constructed from traditional materials, while the earthquake itself caused more damage to sturdily-constructed buildings as well.
The hospital in Gizo is reportedly damaged beyond use. There are reports that health facilities in Taro, Sasamungga, Vella la Vella (Maravari) and Shortlands (Toumoa) are also badly damaged and 50 percent of all health centers in the affected areas are suffering radio outages. UNICEF reports that 30 primary schools have been damaged.
Limited damage was caused by the tsunami in areas of Papua New Guinea including Kangu Wharf, Buin and Torokina (Bougainville), Lae and Rossel Island (Milne Bay Province). Local media reports that seven homes on Rossel Island were swept away.
NOAA Center for Tsunami Research
Animations showing experimental model forecast analysis of the Solomon Island tsunami.
International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC)
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