Overall Green Earthquake alert in Vanuatu on 30 Sep 2020 19:35 UTC

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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:	8.25 Km
Lat/Lon:	-16.9911 , 167.7145
Event Date:	30 Sep 2020 19:35 UTC 01 Oct 2020 06:35 Local
Exposed Population:	About 59000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us6000c3bi
Inserted at:	01 Oct 2020 19:39 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

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1335450	30 Sep 2020 19:35	5.3M, 10.26km	N/A	60 thousand (in 100km)	00:17	NEIC
1335650	30 Sep 2020 19:35	5.4M, 8.25km	3.58	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	1d 00:04	NEIC
1335880	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 845) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1335650	-16.991/167.714	5.4	8.2	3.582	01 Oct 2020 14:39	19:03	(new episode)
2	1335650	-16.991/167.714	5.4	8.2	3.582	01 Oct 2020 19:39	1d 00:04	(upd of #1)
3	1335880	-17.03/167.762	5.4	10.1	3.601	02 Oct 2020 20:49	2d 01:14	(new episode)
4	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	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity	Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
	Malfakhal		Vanuatu	Village	-	57 km
	Mélip		Vanuatu	Village	-	58 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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