M 6.1 in Vanuatu on 21 Dec 2024 15:30 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 1458776
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.1M
Depth: 39.9 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.7101 , 168.0262
Event Date: 21 Dec 2024 15:30 UTC
22 Dec 2024 02:30 Local
Exposed Population: 60 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 21 Dec 2024 15:49 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
6.1 (Vanuatu)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000p0lv Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

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Warnings issued to landslide-prone areas around Vanuatu capital 12/22/2024 7:44:00 AM.

New Zealand''s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) says impending bad weather for Port Vila is now the most significant post-quake hazard. A tropical low in the Coral Sea is expected to move into Vanuatu waters, bringing heavy rainfall. Authorit
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Warnings issued to landslide-prone areas around Vanuatu capital 12/22/2024 7:37:00 AM.

New Zealand''s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) says impending bad weather for Port Vila is now the most significant post-quake hazard. A tropical low in the Coral Sea is expected to move into Vanuatu waters, bringing heavy rainfall. Authorit
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Vanuatu Islands, GFZ says 12/22/2024 6:07:00 AM.

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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),