M 6.5 in Vanuatu from 23 Jan 2024 14:33 UTC to 14:33

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: 6.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.9 , 167.8
Event Date: 23 Jan 2024 14:33 UTC
24 Jan 2024 01:33 Local
Exposed Population: 50 thousand in MMI V
Source: NTWC at00s7pxsb
Inserted at: 23 Jan 2024 14:42 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NTWC 0 0.3 0.3
at00s7pxsb Scaled population (raster) 0 Max wave alert 0.36m  
  C1 rapid impact 0 Max wave realtime 0.36m  
  C2 rapid impact 0      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

The green area correspond to areas affected by strong shaking (MMI VI or higher) according to the simulation.


Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1548850 0 23 Jan 2024 14:33 6.5M, 10km 5.2 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.3m (at 00:08) 00:06 PTWC
1548852 0 23 Jan 2024 14:33 6.5M, 10km 5.35 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.4m (at 00:13) 00:08 NTWC
1548855 0 23 Jan 2024 14:33 6.3M, 37.2km 5.37 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 00:19 NEIC
1549439 0 23 Jan 2024 14:33 6.3M, 31km 5.66 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 3d 07:51 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.

Rapid Impact

The results presented below are calculated with the ShakeMap open source software (USGS) using only earthquake hypocenter information to provide a rapid estimation of the ground motion and shaking intensity without taking into account any instrumental observations or earthquake source scaling laws.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Vanuatu ,of Vanuatu (population 165,000) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
53000 people

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Vanuatu Vanuatu 73000 people
Vanuatu Vanuatu 4200 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Matao Tiupeniu Vanuatu Village - 45 km
Epantgoueï Vanuatu Village - 51 km
Erakor Vanuatu Village - 51 km
Natapao Vanuatu Village - 55 km
Mélé Vanuatu Village - 56 km
Nanguilé Vanuatu Village - 57 km
Port-Vila Vanuatu Capital 36000 people 58 km
Port-Havannah Vanuatu Village - 61 km
Eratap Vanuatu Village - 62 km
Montmartre Vanuatu Village - 62 km
Sounaï Vanuatu Village - 66 km
Émua Vanuatu Village - 73 km
Nekapa Vanuatu Village - 76 km
Utanlangi Vanuatu Village - 77 km
Laonomoa Vanuatu Village - 79 km
Onésoua Vanuatu Village - 79 km
Ebao Vanuatu Village - 80 km
Forari Vanuatu Village - 82 km
Epuen Vanuatu Village - 82 km
Marow Vanuatu Village - 86 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Port Vila Bauerfield VLI 20 Civ. Paved Yes 8500 59 km
Quine Hill UIQ unknown 0 76 km
Lamap LPM unknown 0 87 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Port Vila VUVLI Vanuatu 58 km
Forari Bay Vanuatu 83 km

More information

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