Overall Green Earthquake alert in Vanuatu on 08 Dec 2023 07:19 UTC

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M 5.6 in Vanuatu on 08 Dec 2023 07:19 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	46.2 Km
Lat/Lon:	-20.3873 , 169.4892
Event Date:	08 Dec 2023 07:19 UTC 08 Dec 2023 18:19 Local
Exposed Population:	30 thousand in MMI&>=III
Source:	NEIC us7000lh9a
Inserted at:	08 Dec 2023 07:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	1.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000lh9a	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1540885		0	08 Dec 2023 07:19	5.6M, 46.2km	3.84	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:16	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 off shore.

Radius	Population
100 km	19000 people
75 km	1100 people
50 km	1100 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Affected populated places

Name	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Isino	Vanuatu	Village	-	35 km
Anelghowhat	Vanuatu	Village	-	36 km
Umetch	Vanuatu	Village	-	42 km
Port Patrick	Vanuatu	Village	-	44 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Aneityum Island		Vanuatu	34 km

More information

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