M 4.8 in Vanuatu on 20 Oct 2018 07:33 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 1159490
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 78.35 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.1533 , 168.4353
Event Date: 20 Oct 2018 07:33 UTC
20 Oct 2018 18:33 Local
Exposed Population:
About 73000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 Oct 2018 08:07 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
6.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000hevw Scaled population (vector) 4.96  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.12  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 25 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Solomon IslandsThu, 18 Oct 2018 09:14:00 +0200.

10 Apr 2014 21:09 GMT Fears Solomon Islands death toll could rise There are concerns over an outbreak of disease following floods that have left at least 21 people dead. 05 Apr 2014 08:00 GMT Solomon Islands floods death toll rises At leas
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Yes, a tsunami could hit Sydney – causing flooding and dangerous curre ... Thu, 18 Oct 2018 03:04:00 +0200.

Sulawesi’s recent tsunami is a striking reminder of the devastating, deadly effects that the sudden arrival of a large volume of water can have. Published today, our new research shows what might happen if a tsunami hit Sydney Harbour. A la
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Los riesgos que enfrenta Chile tras terremotos en "anillo de fueg ... Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:24:00 +0200.

Indonesia en dos ocasiones, Nueva Caledonia en cuatro, Rusia, Perú, Fiji, Papúa Nueva Guinea, Vanuatu, Nueva Zelanda, Estados Unidos, Haití, Tonga y Ecuador. Así de larga es la lista de países que en los últimos tres meses se han visto sacu
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This is what a tsunami in Sydney would look likeTue, 16 Oct 2018 07:15:00 +0200.

SULAWESI’s recent tsunami is a striking reminder of the devastating, deadly effects that the sudden arrival of a large volume of water can have. Published today, our new research shows what might happen if a tsunami hit Sydney Harbour. A la
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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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 (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),