M 4.6 in Vanuatu on 02 Sep 2012 08:13 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: 4.6M
Depth: 177.6 Km
Lat/Lon: -19.2539 , 169.247
Event Date: 02 Sep 2012 08:13 UTC
02 Sep 2012 19:13 Local
Exposed Population:
About 28000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cdjh
Inserted at: 02 Sep 2012 08:58 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cdjh Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
119238 0.5 02 Sep 2012 08:13 4.6M, 177.6km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:45 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 165,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 32000 people
75 km 32000 people
50 km 28000 people
20 km 2600 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Vanuatu Vanuatu 170000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
White Grass 6 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 23 km
Tanna Island Tanna TAH unknown 23 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tana Island Vanuatu 27 km

More information

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