M 5.6 in Vanuatu Islands on 23 May 2022 19:26 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.0931 , 167.4097
Event Date: 23 May 2022 19:26 UTC
24 May 2022 06:26 Local
Exposed Population: 20 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us7000hc03
Inserted at: 23 May 2022 19:49 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000hc03 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1444835 0 23 May 2022 19:26 5.6M, 10km 3.8 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:22 NEIC
1444849 0 23 May 2022 19:26 5.6M, 10km 3.81 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 01:48 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 off shore.

Radius Population
100 km 17000 people
75 km 5200 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mélip Vanuatu Village - 58 km
Malfakhal Vanuatu Village - 62 km
Wintua Vanuatu Village - 67 km
Faroun Vanuatu Village - 70 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
South West Bay SWJ unknown 0 66 km
Valesdir VLS unknown 0 88 km
Lamen Bay LNB unknown 0 98 km
Sangafa 2 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 98 km
Emae EAE unknown 0 99 km
Craig Cove CCV unknown 0 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Port Sandwich VUPSA Vanuatu 82 km

More information

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