M 6.2 in Vanuatu on 19 Dec 2015 02:10 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: 6.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.3992 , 169.3996
Event Date: 19 Dec 2015 02:10 UTC
19 Dec 2015 13:10 Local
Exposed Population:
About 9076 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 19 Dec 2015 02:33 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
1112185 0 19 Dec 2015 02:10 6.2M, 10km N/A 9 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 9100 people
75 km 5300 people
50 km 2200 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Vanuatu Vanuatu 170000 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
Ipota IPA unknown 43 km
Dillons Bay DLY unknown 51 km

More information

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