M 4.9 in Vanuatu on 17 Dec 2018 08:04 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 1165507
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -16.3864 , 168.2661
Event Date: 17 Dec 2018 08:04 UTC
17 Dec 2018 19:04 Local
Exposed Population:
About 70000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 17 Dec 2018 09:14 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
6.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000iudp Scaled population (vector) 4.99  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.12  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 256 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Vanuatu: Vanuatu Volcano Alert Bulletin n°10 - Abrym Activity (17 Dece ... Fri, 21 Dec 2018 04:55:00 +0100.

AMBRYM VOLCANO. 16°15’00”S 168°07’00”E Summit Elevation 4377ft (1334m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 3. Eruptive activity at Ambrym is continuing in the minor eruption state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains Level 3. The volcan
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Ambrym Assessment UnderwayThu, 20 Dec 2018 09:40:00 +0100.

PORT VILA, 20 DECEMBER 2018 (VANUATU DAILY POST) – The Vanuatu Government, through the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) will support the Malampa Provincial Government Council (MPGC) to assist communities in Ambrym affected by volc
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Ambrym assessment underwayThu, 20 Dec 2018 04:18:00 +0100.

The Vanuatu Government, through the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) will support the Malampa Provincial Government Council (MPGC) to assist communities in Ambrym affected by volcanic eruption based on the findings of the assessme
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7.5-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off New CaledoniaMon, 17 Dec 2018 09:06:00 +0100.

New Caledonia Earthquake: Tsunami Warning Issued, Immediate Evacuation Ordered After 7.5-Magnitude Quake. UPDATE: 2.00 a.m. EST - Reports said the tsunami warning has been extended to as far as Fiji. Eric Backes, director of civil defense
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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),