M 5.8 in Vanuatu on 17 Sep 2021 10:28 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: 5.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -13.4301 , 167.4095
Event Date: 17 Sep 2021 10:28 UTC
17 Sep 2021 21:28 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VI
10 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us7000fc1e
Inserted at: 17 Sep 2021 10:58 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 6.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000fc1e 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
1397153 0 17 Sep 2021 10:28 5.8M, 10km 5.96 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:30 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. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people
<1000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1397153 -13.43/167.41 5.8 10.0 5.86 17 Sep 2021 10:59 00:31 (new episode)
2 0 1397153 -13.43/167.41 5.8 10.0 5.86 17 Sep 2021 11:42 01:13 (upd of #1)
3 0 1397153 -13.43/167.41 5.8 10.0 5.86 17 Sep 2021 12:32 02:03 (upd of #2)
4 0 1397153 -13.433/167.394 5.8 10.0 5.957 17 Sep 2021 13:27 02:58 (upd of #3)
5 0 1397153 -13.433/167.394 5.8 10.0 5.957 18 Sep 2021 10:32 1d 00:03 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Vanuatu Vanuatu no people
Vanuatu Vanuatu 5700 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pek Vanuatu Village - 35 km
Ngusui Vanuatu Village - 45 km
Vipaka Vanuatu Village - 84 km
Levonu Vanuatu Village - 85 km
Avira Vanuatu Village - 86 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
Mota Lava MTV unknown 0 42 km
Torres TOH unknown 0 84 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Banks Island Vanuatu 57 km

More information

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