M 6 in Vanuatu on 24 Aug 2019 15:51 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: 6.0M
Depth: 114.65 Km
Lat/Lon: -14.3198 , 167.1749
Event Date: 24 Aug 2019 15:51 UTC
25 Aug 2019 02:51 Local
Exposed Population: About 19000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us700057v4
Inserted at: 25 Aug 2019 15:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 6.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us700057v4 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.12  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1270901 0 24 Aug 2019 15:51 6M, 114.65km 4.35 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:02 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 7,930) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1270901 -14.32/167.175 6.0 114.7 4.352 24 Aug 2019 16:08 00:17 (new episode)
2 0 1270901 -14.32/167.175 6.0 114.7 4.352 24 Aug 2019 17:53 02:02 (upd of #1)
3 0 1270901 -14.32/167.175 6.0 114.7 4.351 25 Aug 2019 15:54 1d 00:02 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Vanuatu Vanuatu 7900 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Levonu Vanuatu Village - 43 km
Avira Vanuatu Village - 46 km
Ngusui Vanuatu Village - 68 km
Pek Vanuatu Village - 68 km
Takumuna Vanuatu Village - 72 km
Wora Vanuatu Village - 72 km
Hokua Vanuatu Village - 76 km
Iakobone Vanuatu Village - 79 km
Wunpuku Vanuatu Village - 81 km
Walpey Vanuatu Village - 82 km
Lavatavo Vanuatu Village - 82 km
Poullappoe Vanuatu Village - 84 km
Piapouria Vanuatu Village - 87 km
Menogoro Vanuatu Village - 88 km
Lolominiou Vanuatu Village - 92 km
Nogugu Vanuatu Village - 93 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Olpoi Nw Santo OLJ unknown 0 91 km
Mota Lava MTV unknown 0 93 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Banks Island Vanuatu 53 km

More information

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