M 4.8 in Vanuatu on 03 Mar 2012 17:00 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -22.1853 , 170.375
Event Date: 03 Mar 2012 17:00 UTC
04 Mar 2012 04:00 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb0008ak1
Inserted at: 03 Mar 2012 17:55 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb0008ak1 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
115240 0.5 03 Mar 2012 17:00 4.8M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:55 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 <1000 people
75 km no people
50 km no 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
New Caledonia New Caledonia 180000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Matthew Island New Caledonia 99 km

More information

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