M 5.4 in Vanuatu on 30 Sep 2020 19:35 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: 5.4M
Depth: 8.74 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.0258 , 167.7784
Event Date: 30 Sep 2020 19:35 UTC
01 Oct 2020 06:35 Local
Exposed Population: 110000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000c3bi
Inserted at: 02 Oct 2020 20:48 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 6.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000c3bi 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.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1335450 0 30 Sep 2020 19:35 5.3M, 10.26km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 NEIC
1335650 0 30 Sep 2020 19:35 5.4M, 8.25km 3.58 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:04 NEIC
1335880 0 30 Sep 2020 19:35 5.4M, 8.74km 3.61 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 2d 01:13 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 1,109) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1335650 -16.991/167.714 5.4 8.2 3.582 01 Oct 2020 14:39 19:03 (new episode)
2 0 1335650 -16.991/167.714 5.4 8.2 3.582 01 Oct 2020 19:39 1d 00:04 (upd of #1)
3 0 1335880 -17.03/167.762 5.4 10.1 3.601 02 Oct 2020 20:49 2d 01:14 (new episode)
4 0 1335880 -17.026/167.778 5.4 8.7 3.614 02 Oct 2020 21:53 2d 02:18 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Vanuatu Vanuatu 1100 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Valesdir Vanuatu Village - 50 km
Manpay Vanuatu Village - 51 km
Burumba Vanuatu Village - 52 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Valesdir VLS unknown 0 50 km

More information

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