M 6 in Vanuatu on 22 Dec 2018 14:25 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 1166011
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.0M
Depth: 42 Km
Lat/Lon: -13.3797 , 166.714
Event Date: 22 Dec 2018 14:25 UTC
23 Dec 2018 01:25 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI V
About 2000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 22 Dec 2018 17:32 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
6.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000iwat Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.12  
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 253 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

8 AñosWed, 26 Dec 2018 04:34:00 +0100.

10:16, 2010-12-25. Un fuerte terremoto de magnitud 7.6 se produjo a poca profundidad bajo el mar en el Pacífico Occidental, cerca de Vanuatu, en horas de la madrugada del domingo (hora local), obligando a emitir una alerta de tsunami, indi
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Schools on Andaman coast on alert with regular drillsWed, 26 Dec 2018 01:31:00 +0100.

Originating in Indonesia and spreading through the Indian Ocean, the giant 2004 wave destroyed the fishing village of Ban Nam Khem, wrecked the school and killed as many as 4,000 Phang Nga residents. In Thailand alone, the death toll rose t
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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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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 (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),