Overall Green Earthquake alert in Vanuatu on 07 Mar 2020 05:43 UTC

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M 5.5 in Vanuatu on 07 Mar 2020 05:43 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:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-17.9138 , 167.8542
Event Date:	07 Mar 2020 05:43 UTC 07 Mar 2020 16:43 Local
Exposed Population:	About 82000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us60008bj6
Inserted at:	07 Mar 2020 07:51 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	6.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us60008bj6	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1299564		0	07 Mar 2020 05:43	5.5M, 10km	3.89	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		02:07	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 54,055) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1299564	-17.914/167.854	5.5	10.0	3.886	07 Mar 2020 06:04	00:20	(new episode)
2	1299564	-17.914/167.854	5.5	10.0	3.886	07 Mar 2020 06:18	00:34	(upd of #1)
3	1299564	-17.914/167.854	5.5	10.0	3.886	07 Mar 2020 07:51	02:07	(upd of #2)
4	1299564	-17.914/167.854	5.5	10.0	3.886	08 Mar 2020 05:52	1d 00:08	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Country	Population
	Vanuatu	Vanuatu	54000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Matao Tiupeniu	Vanuatu	Village	-	40 km
Epantgoueï	Vanuatu	Village	-	46 km
Erakor	Vanuatu	Village	-	46 km
Natapao	Vanuatu	Village	-	51 km
Mélé	Vanuatu	Village	-	51 km
Nanguilé	Vanuatu	Village	-	52 km
Port-Vila	Vanuatu	Capital	36000 people	53 km
Eratap	Vanuatu	Village	-	57 km
Montmartre	Vanuatu	Village	-	57 km
Port-Havannah	Vanuatu	Village	-	58 km

see full list

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
	Port Vila Bauerfield	VLI	20	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8500	55 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Port Vila	VUVLI	Vanuatu	53 km

More information

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