M 5.6 in Vanuatu Islands on 23 May 2022 19:26 UTC
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: -17.0699 , 167.5553
Event Date: 23 May 2022 19:26 UTC
24 May 2022 06:26 Local
Exposed Population: 30 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us7000hc03
Inserted at: 23 May 2022 21:15 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.

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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 in unknowed a zone. 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 1444835 -17.093/167.41 5.6 10.0 3.801 23 May 2022 19:49 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1444849 -17.093/167.41 5.6 10.0 3.801 23 May 2022 20:03 00:36 (new episode)
3 0 1444849 -17.07/167.555 5.6 10.0 3.807 23 May 2022 21:16 01:49 (upd of #2)
4 0 1444849 -17.07/167.554 5.6 10.0 3.807 23 May 2022 21:23 01:57 (upd of #3)
5 0 1444849 -17.07/167.554 5.6 10.0 3.807 23 May 2022 21:29 02:03 (upd of #4)
6 0 1444849 -17.07/167.554 5.6 10.0 3.807 24 May 2022 19:40 1d 00:13 (upd of #5)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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