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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King Charles ''deeply saddened'' as he sends prayers to Pacific island.. 12/22/2024 3:34:00 AM.

King Charles has sent his prayers and thoughts to a small country in Oceania after it was devastated by a massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake. The official number of 14 confirmed deaths from December 17, and more than 200 people injured was ex
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Vanuatu hit by new earthquake, disrupting flight resumption 12/22/2024 3:28:00 AM.

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu on Sunday morning, hours before a suspension on commercial flights to the island nation was to be lifted. While Sunday''s early-morning earthquake rattled buildings, it did not seem to have caused a
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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),