M 4.7 in Vanuatu on 12 Jan 2013 10:22 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: 4.7M
Depth: 212.6 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.8784 , 169.21
Event Date: 12 Jan 2013 10:22 UTC
12 Jan 2013 21:22 Local
Exposed Population:
About 32000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000emwj
Inserted at: 12 Jan 2013 11:26 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000emwj 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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
121911 0.5 12 Jan 2013 10:22 4.7M, 212.6km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 01:04 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 165,000) . The nearest places are Port-Vila, Yawisaghuwi, Umpon Mompu, and Ipota.

Radius Population
100 km 32000 people
75 km 28000 people
50 km 7700 people
20 km 3400 people
10 km 1800 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Vanuatu Vanuatu 170000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Yawisaghuwi Vanuatu Village - 7 km
Umpon Mompu Vanuatu Village - 7 km
Ipota Vanuatu Village - 8 km
Port-Vila Vanuatu Capital 36000 people 160 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Ipota IPA unknown 8 km
Dillons Bay DLY unknown 28 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tana Island Vanuatu 64 km

More information

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