M 5.8 in Vanuatu on 30 Jun 2016 11:30 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: 5.8M
Depth: 39.65 Km
Lat/Lon: -16.0928 , 167.4211
Event Date: 30 Jun 2016 11:30 UTC
30 Jun 2016 22:30 Local
Exposed Population: About 78000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10005yp3
Inserted at: 30 Jun 2016 11:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10005yp3 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
1132528 0 30 Jun 2016 11:30 5.8M, 39.65km 5.1 80 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 Limap, Amokh, Ellarmo, Laravet, Vinmavis, Norsup, Katbol, Brenwe, Ma�, and Lakatoro.

Radius Population
100 km 79000 people
75 km 45000 people
50 km 19000 people
20 km 5400 people
10 km 1200 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
Lakatoro Vanuatu Village <1000 people 2 km
Norsup Vanuatu Village 3000 people 4 km
Ma� Vanuatu Village - 7 km
Laravet Vanuatu Village - 11 km
Katbol Vanuatu Village - 11 km
Vinmavis Vanuatu Village - 16 km
Brenwe Vanuatu Village - 16 km
Limap Vanuatu Village - 18 km
Amokh Vanuatu Village - 21 km
Ellarmo Vanuatu Village - 21 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
Big Bay GBA unknown 9 km
Craig Cove CCV unknown 15 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Port Sandwich VUPSA Vanuatu 55 km
Santo VUSAN Vanuatu 69 km

More information

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