M 6.1 in Vanuatu on 18 Oct 2021 07:26 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: 6.1M
Depth: 96.48 Km
Lat/Lon: -13.7397 , 166.9399
Event Date: 18 Oct 2021 07:26 UTC
18 Oct 2021 18:26 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VI
10 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us6000fvkf
Inserted at: 18 Oct 2021 14:13 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
6.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000fvkf Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.12  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1403010 0 18 Oct 2021 07:26 6.1M, 96.48km 5.48 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 06:46 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 Léar, Pek, Vipaka, Crépéta, and Ngusui.

Radius Population
100 km 11000 people
75 km 7400 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Vanuatu Vanuatu 170000 people
Solomon Is. Solomon Islands 370000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Léar Vanuatu Village - 47 km
Pek Vanuatu Village - 52 km
Vipaka Vanuatu Village - 53 km
Crépéta Vanuatu Village - 62 km
Ngusui Vanuatu Village - 65 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
Torres TOH unknown 0 56 km
Mota Lava MTV unknown 0 84 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Banks Island Vanuatu 63 km

More information

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