M 4.5 in Vanuatu on 19 Sep 2012 00:15 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: 4.5M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: -20.1802 , 168.912
Event Date: 19 Sep 2012 00:15 UTC
19 Sep 2012 11:15 Local
Exposed Population:
About 22000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000crq7
Inserted at: 19 Sep 2012 01:41 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000crq7 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
119706 0.5 19 Sep 2012 00:15 4.5M, 48.5km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 01:26 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 28000 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

Region Province Country 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.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
White Grass 6 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 88 km
Tanna Island Tanna TAH unknown 0 88 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Aneityum Island Vanuatu 91 km
Tana Island Vanuatu 94 km

More information

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