M 5.5 in Vanuatu on 21 Jul 2017 08:59 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: 5.5M
Depth: 18.31 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.0396 , 169.1344
Event Date: 21 Jul 2017 08:59 UTC
21 Jul 2017 19:59 Local
Exposed Population:
About 38000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20009yvq
Inserted at: 21 Jul 2017 09:20 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
6.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20009yvq Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1174772 0 21 Jul 2017 08:59 5.5M, 18.31km N/A 40 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 Rampunalvat, and Port-Vila.

Radius Population
100 km 39000 people
75 km 1300 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Vanuatu Vanuatu 170000 people
New Caledonia New Caledonia 180000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Rampunalvat Vanuatu Village - 63 km
Port-Vila Vanuatu Capital 36000 people 95 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
Dillons Bay DLY unknown 0 79 km
Ipota IPA unknown 0 88 km
Lamap LPM unknown 0 94 km
Quine Hill UIQ unknown 0 97 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Forari Bay Vanuatu 77 km
Port Vila VUVLI Vanuatu 95 km

More information

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