M 4.8 in Vanuatu on 17 Sep 2015 09:02 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: 4.8M
Depth: 38.2 Km
Lat/Lon: -16.3961 , 167.7471
Event Date: 17 Sep 2015 09:02 UTC
17 Sep 2015 20:02 Local
Exposed Population:
About 55415 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Sep 2015 09:24 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
1097554 0 17 Sep 2015 09:02 4.8M, 38.2km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 Vanuatu , of Vanuatu (population 165,000) . The nearest places are Port-Vila, and Bourbar.

Radius Population
100 km 55000 people
75 km 43000 people
50 km 27000 people
20 km 8600 people
10 km 3300 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Vanuatu Vanuatu 170000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bourbar Vanuatu Village - 2 km
Port-Vila Vanuatu Capital 36000 people 161 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
Craig Cove CCV unknown 34 km
South West Bay SWJ unknown 35 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Port Sandwich VUPSA Vanuatu 7 km
Ambryn Island Vanuatu 46 km

More information

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