M 5.7 in Vanuatu on 23 Jun 2021 05:39 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1274293
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -22.7747 , 171.6415
Event Date: 23 Jun 2021 05:39 UTC
23 Jun 2021 16:39 Local
Exposed Population: Few people within 100km
Inserted at: 23 Jun 2021 16:08 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000efea Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 9 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Vanuatu Volcano Alert Bulletin n°6 - Ambrym Activity (June 24th 2021)Thu, 24 Jun 2021 04:14:00 +0200.

AMBRYM VOLCANO 1615’00”S 16807’00”E Summit Elevation 4377ft (1334m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 1. Ambrym volcano is continuing in the minor unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 1. The volcano activity at A
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Tsunamis - MondeThu, 17 Jun 2021 16:43:00 +0200.

27/12 : L’Indonésie a relevé le niveau d’alerte concernant le volcan qui a généré un tsunami dans le détroit de la Sonde. Les autorités ont également élargi à cinq kilomètres le rayon de la zone interdite. Publié le : 5 décembre 2018: Modi
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Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake 105 km southeast of Isangel, VanuatuSat, 12 Jun 2021 23:52:00 +0200.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, was reported only 26 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthqu
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Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu, on 13 Jun ... Sat, 12 Jun 2021 23:52:00 +0200.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, was reported only 26 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthqu
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),