M 5 in Vanuatu on 29 May 2010 11:47 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: -13.9522 , 166.662
Event Date: 29 May 2010 11:47 UTC
29 May 2010 22:47 Local
Exposed Population:
about 8000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2010wwa2
Inserted at: 29 May 2010 13:01 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2010wwa2 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
87374 0.5 29 May 2010 11:47 5M, 35km N/A 8 thousand (in 100km) 01:13 NEIC
87396 0.5 29 May 2010 11:47 4.9M, 35km N/A 8 thousand (in 100km) 17:49 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 and Vipaka.

Radius Population
100 km 9000 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km no 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
Vipaka Vanuatu Village - 62 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 67 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Banks Island Vanuatu 88 km

More information

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