M 5.2 in Vanuatu on 18 Mar 2016 00:17 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1082701
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 93.23 Km
Lat/Lon: -22.279 , 171.4232
Event Date: 18 Mar 2016 00:17 UTC
18 Mar 2016 11:17 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people within 100km
Inserted at: 18 Mar 2016 00:36 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

?? ???? ????? – «??????? ???????»! 3/21/2016 11:07:00 PM.

| ???? ????. ?? ????? ??? ?? ???? ???? ???? «??????? ???????»? ????? ?? ??????? ???? ???? ????? ?? ?????? ???????? ??? «??????» ??????? ?? ??? ???????? ????? ????? ????? ?????? ???????? ?? ????? ????? ??????? ????????? ??? ?????? ??????? ??
...(more)
Haïti : Outiller les communautés face aux risques de catastrophes natu.. 3/21/2016 10:12:00 PM.

P-au-P, 21 mars 2016 [AlterPresse] --- Le Ministère de l’intérieur et des collectivités territoriales (Mict) a participé, le jeudi 17 mars 2016, à un exercice régional d’alerte au tsunami, aux côtés d’une trentaine de pays et t
...(more)
ONEMI y Japón finalizaron programa de cooperación internacional SATREP.. 3/21/2016 10:04:00 PM.

21/03/2016 | 17:35 | Tarapacá, Valparaíso, Metropolitana. En la ocasión, la delegación de investigadores hizo entrega oficial de los resultados del proyecto al Director Nacional de ONEMI. En el marco del cierre del programa de cooperación i
...(more)
Water is life. El Niño and the threat to water access 3/21/2016 5:12:00 PM.

Elena Guma with her baby. Oxfam and local partner organizations are distributing up to 6,500 jerry cans in Danbagl Village, Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea. Photo: Rodney Dekker/Oxfam. On this World Water Day, we must not lose sight of
...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),