PAGER - M 7.1 - VANUATU

Alert level does not include impacts from earthquake-related hazards such as tsunamis, landslides, fires or liquefaction.

Earthquake Shaking Alert Level: GREEN

Download Alert PDF What's this?Saturday, August 20th, 2011 at 16:55:02 UTC (03:55:02 local)Location: 18.3° S, 168.1° EDepth: 40kmEvent Id: USC0005H9FAlert Version: 2Created: 1 hour, 38 minutes after earthquake.

Alert Information

Green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.

Estimated Fatalities

ESTIMATED FATALITY ALERT: GREEN
ESTIMATED FATALITIES (LEVEL)	Probability (%)
0 (GREEN)	65
1 to 9 (YELLOW)	30
10 to 99 (YELLOW)	4
100 to 999 (ORANGE)	0
1 to 10 thousand (RED)	0
10 to 100 thousand (RED)	0
100 thousand + (RED)	0

Estimated Economic Losses

ESTIMATED ECONOMIC ALERT: GREEN
ESTIMATED VALUE IN USD (LEVEL)	Probability (%)
0 to 1 million (GREEN)	65
1 to 10 million (YELLOW)	30
10 to 100 million (YELLOW)	4
100 million to 1 billion (ORANGE)	0
1 to 10 billion (RED)	0
10 to 100 billion (RED)	0
100 billion + (RED)	0

Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking
Estimated Modified Mercalli Intensity		I	II-III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Est. Population Exposure		---*	28k*	97k	30k	41k	0	0	0	0
Perceived Shaking		Not Felt	Weak	Light	Moderate	Strong	Very Strong	Severe	Violent	Extreme
Potential Structure Damage	Resistant	none	none	none	V. Light	Light	Moderate	Moderate/Heavy	Heavy	V. Heavy
Potential Structure Damage	Vulnerable	none	none	none	Light	Moderate	Moderate/Heavy	Heavy	V. Heavy	V. Heavy

*Estimated exposure only includes population within calculated shake map area

Population Exposure
Population per ~1 sq. km. from LandScan

Structure Information Summary

Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist.

Historical Earthquakes (with MMI)

Date (UTC)	Dist (km)	Mag	Max MMI (#)
1986-10-25	66	6.1	VII (28k)
1987-01-03	360	6.6	IX (2k)
1999-08-22	241	6.5	IX (2k)

Recent earthquakes in this area have caused secondary hazards such as tsunamis and landslides that might have contributed to losses.

Cities Exposedfrom GeoNames Database of Cities with 1,000 or more residents.

MMI	City	Population
V	Port-Vila	36k
IV	Isangel	1k
IV	Norsup	3k
IV	We	10k
IV	Fayaoue	4k
III	Luganville	13k
III	Touho	2k
III	Poindimie	5k

(k = x1,000)

Nearby Events in the EXPO-CAT Earthquake Catalog
#	Date/Time	Mag	Lat, Lon, Depth	Country	Max MMI (Exposed)	Deaths		Secondary Effects
#	Date/Time	Mag	Lat, Lon, Depth	Country	Max MMI (Exposed)	Shaking	Total	Secondary Effects
1	1973-04-08 12:41 UTC	6.4	15.8° S, 167.3° E 31km	VU	VIII (565)	0	0
2	1973-06-05 03:12 UTC	6.5	17.21° S, 167.85° E 32km	VU	VII (2 k)	0	0
3	1973-06-08 01:01 UTC	5.9	17.42° S, 168° E 30km	VU	VII (459)	0	0
4	1973-06-13 09:48 UTC	5.7	19.21° S, 169.77° E 38km	VU	VII (91)	0	0
5	1973-07-19 16:25 UTC	5.5	15.79° S, 168.21° E 28km	VU	VII (6 k)	0	0
6	1973-08-27 13:48 UTC	5.7	15.98° S, 168.22° E 5km	VU	VIII (777)	0	0
7	1973-12-09 19:55 UTC	6.9	19.93° S, 169.82° E 41km	VU	VIII (330)	0	0
8	1973-12-15 22:57 UTC	5.6	16.83° S, 168.34° E 8km	VU	VIII (8)	0	0
9	1973-12-29 00:19 UTC	7.2	15.16° S, 167° E 52km	VU	VIII (16 k)	0	0
10	1973-12-30 16:39 UTC	6.6	15.39° S, 166.61° E 10km	VU	IX (182)	0	0
11	1974-03-03 14:22 UTC	6.2	20.08° S, 169.82° E 29km	VU	VIII (15)	0	0
12	1974-05-05 08:17 UTC	5.6	17.47° S, 167.91° E 27km	VU	VI (6 k)	0	0
13	1974-05-26 01:32 UTC	6.1	17.68° S, 167.87° E 2km	VU	VI (2 k)	0	0
14	1974-05-26 15:24 UTC	6.2	17.62° S, 167.49° E 7km	VU	V (34 k)	0	0
15	1974-06-30 12:50 UTC	5.7	19.16° S, 168.67° E 32km	VU	VI (106)	0	0
16	1974-09-08 05:13 UTC	5.5	14.87° S, 168.1° E 34km	VU	VII (4 k)	0	0
17	1974-10-27 10:30 UTC	6.3	15.45° S, 167.18° E 36km	VU	VIII (5 k)	0	0
18	1974-11-20 04:14 UTC	7	15.15° S, 167.23° E 68km	VU	VIII (1 k)	0	0
19	1975-05-25 15:39 UTC	5.6	15.09° S, 166.81° E 29km	VU	VII (3 k)	0	0
20	1975-08-08 15:51 UTC	5.5	15.51° S, 168.16° E 16km	VU	VIII (46)	0	0
21	1976-01-01 18:43 UTC	5.5	16.73° S, 167.23° E 4km	VU	V (13 k)	0	0
22	1976-06-08 09:22 UTC	5.6	16.22° S, 167.33° E 13km	VU	VIII (8)	0	0
23	1976-07-28 17:15 UTC	6.3	20.19° S, 170.12° E 8km	VU	VI (425)	0	0
24	1976-08-02 10:55 UTC	6.9	20.63° S, 169.42° E 61km	VU	VII (425)	0	0
25	1977-01-28 18:00 UTC	5.6	17.45° S, 168.76° E 23km	VU	VII (2 k)	0	0
26	1977-04-09 21:16 UTC	5.7	19.11° S, 169.66° E 27km	VU	VII (106)	0	0
27	1978-08-09 15:35 UTC	5.7	15.43° S, 166.78° E 19km	VU	VIII (3)	0	0
28	1978-08-09 20:39 UTC	5.5	15.45° S, 166.82° E 24km	VU	VII (3 k)	0	0
29	1978-09-01 04:16 UTC	6.1	17.39° S, 168.08° E 38km	VU	VII (5 k)	0	0
30	1978-09-06 04:01 UTC	6.3	20.21° S, 168.83° E 37km	VU	V (17 k)	0	0
31	1978-11-29 11:10 UTC	5.5	15.44° S, 168.18° E 40km	VU	VI (10 k)	0	0
32	1979-01-27 18:15 UTC	6.3	18.56° S, 168.29° E 30km	VU	VI (145)	0	0
33	1979-05-01 13:03 UTC	7.4	21.26° S, 169.87° E 95km	VU	VII (381)	0	0
34	1979-08-17 12:59 UTC	6.4	17.73° S, 167.95° E 27km	VU	VIII (1 k)	0	0
35	1979-08-17 15:18 UTC	5.9	17.63° S, 167.91° E 23km	VU	VI (2 k)	0	0
36	1979-08-26 11:47 UTC	6.3	17.64° S, 167.77° E 5km	VU	VI (3 k)	0	0
37	1979-12-08 08:31 UTC	5.4	15.82° S, 168.37° E 28km	VU	VII (1 k)	0	0
38	1980-02-18 09:36 UTC	5.4	14.9° S, 168.1° E 29km	VU	VII (5 k)	0	0
39	1980-08-25 21:38 UTC	5.5	14.69° S, 167.99° E 20km	VU	V (9 k)	0	0
40	1980-10-09 11:32 UTC	5.7	19.32° S, 169.79° E 44km	VU	VI (1 k)	0	0
41	1981-07-15 07:59 UTC	7.1	17.27° S, 167.69° E 11km	VU	VI (39 k)	0	0
42	1981-12-28 12:40 UTC	5.6	15.01° S, 168.22° E 45km	VU	VI (7 k)	0	0
43	1982-01-18 04:23 UTC	5.8	17.27° S, 167.92° E 44km	VU	VI (377)	0	0
44	1982-04-03 00:50 UTC	5.4	15° S, 168.17° E 32km	VU	VII (4 k)	0	0
45	1982-06-19 22:46 UTC	5.3	14.69° S, 167.96° E 41km	VU	VI (24)	0	0
46	1982-08-19 04:40 UTC	5.7	19.05° S, 169.64° E 22km	VU	VI (80)	0	0
47	1982-10-05 09:14 UTC	5.9	15.6° S, 168.12° E 23km	VU	VIII (1 k)	0	0
48	1983-03-12 08:49 UTC	6.1	18.12° S, 168.16° E 40km	VU	VII (1 k)	0	0
49	1983-04-26 11:15 UTC	5.4	15.93° S, 168.46° E 39km	VU	VI (3 k)	0	0
50	1983-08-03 18:17 UTC	5.8	17.43° S, 168° E 31km	VU	VII (262)	0	0
51	1983-08-05 05:25 UTC	5.9	17.27° S, 167.93° E 27km	VU	VI (10 k)	0	0
52	1985-07-03 15:55 UTC	6.4	17.21° S, 167.87° E 26km	VU	VII (800)	0	0
53	1986-06-14 23:29 UTC	5.8	19.1° S, 169.8° E 34km	VU	VII (65)	0	0
54	1986-09-23 13:30 UTC	5.9	16.62° S, 167.38° E 20km	VU	VIII (15)	0	0
55	1986-10-07 14:03 UTC	5.6	16.65° S, 167.36° E 22km	VU	VII (36)	0	0
56	1986-10-25 20:47 UTC	6.1	17.68° S, 168.17° E 43km	VU	VII (28 k)	0	0
57	1986-11-20 13:14 UTC	5.6	16.15° S, 167.68° E 25km	VU	VII (5 k)	0	0
58	1987-01-03 22:04 UTC	6.6	15.02° S, 168.02° E 24km	VU	IX (2 k)	0	0
59	1987-08-13 21:46 UTC	5.6	14.8° S, 168.06° E 37km	VU	VII (3 k)	0	0
60	1987-09-28 07:15 UTC	6	18.36° S, 168.36° E 30km	VU	VI (6 k)	0	0
61	1987-09-28 11:47 UTC	6.8	18.47° S, 168.17° E 16km	VU	VII (75)	0	0
62	1987-09-28 13:46 UTC	6.5	18.56° S, 168.26° E 30km	VU	VI (14 k)	0	0
63	1987-09-30 01:39 UTC	6.5	18.18° S, 168.02° E 35km	VU	VII (15 k)	0	0
64	1987-11-26 17:28 UTC	6.2	16.38° S, 168.21° E 24km	VU	IX (49)	0	0
65	1987-11-27 13:33 UTC	6.2	16.33° S, 168.19° E 21km	VU	IX (42)	0	0
66	1988-08-20 08:19 UTC	5.9	16.43° S, 167.29° E 17km	VU	VII (431)	0	0
67	1989-04-24 20:41 UTC	5.8	17.41° S, 167.95° E 30km	VU	VII (16)	0	0
68	1989-09-25 14:17 UTC	6.4	20.34° S, 169.35° E 35km	VU	VII (454)	0	0
69	1989-11-17 15:35 UTC	5.8	17.33° S, 168.07° E 29km	VU	VII (393)	0	0
70	1990-02-19 06:48 UTC	6.8	15.48° S, 166.48° E 23km	VU	IX (2)	0	0
71	1990-03-05 16:38 UTC	7	18.32° S, 168.16° E 24km	VU	VI (30 k)	0	0
72	1990-09-23 17:54 UTC	6.3	17.78° S, 167.73° E 26km	VU	VII (51)	0	0
73	1990-09-24 01:58 UTC	5.9	17.68° S, 167.97° E 30km	VU	VII (17 k)	0	0
74	1990-10-02 08:08 UTC	5.9	17.65° S, 167.89° E 33km	VU	VII (4 k)	0	0
75	1990-12-22 19:01 UTC	5.7	14.91° S, 168.12° E 29km	VU	VII (6 k)	0	0
76	1991-10-03 20:20 UTC	5.6	17.09° S, 168.12° E 28km	VU	VII (2 k)	0	0
77	1991-10-03 20:24 UTC	5.9	16.78° S, 167.91° E 4km	VU	VI (3 k)	0	0
78	1991-10-03 20:43 UTC	5.6	16.87° S, 168.24° E 16km	VU	VIII (1)	0	0
79	1992-02-13 01:29 UTC	6.8	15.91° S, 166.33° E 13km	VU	VI (2 k)	0	0
80	1992-04-07 22:47 UTC	6	16.89° S, 168.23° E 17km	VU	VIII (681)	0	0
81	1992-04-08 03:01 UTC	5.7	16.9° S, 168.38° E 15km	VU	VII (151)	0	0
82	1992-04-08 13:36 UTC	5.9	16.76° S, 168.43° E 29km	VU	VII (9 k)	0	0
83	1992-10-17 02:51 UTC	6.4	19.21° S, 169.63° E 10km	VU	IX (11)	0	0
84	1992-10-17 05:47 UTC	5.5	19.31° S, 169.4° E 13km	VU	VII (280)	0	0
85	1992-10-19 12:03 UTC	6.1	19.43° S, 169.68° E 42km	VU	VII (4 k)	0	0
86	1992-11-18 16:36 UTC	5.7	16.76° S, 167.15° E 24km	VU	VI (3 k)	0	0
87	1992-12-08 02:24 UTC	5.6	15.45° S, 168.08° E 34km	VU	VII (5 k)	0	0
88	1992-12-11 02:22 UTC	5.7	17.42° S, 168.13° E 34km	VU	VII (2 k)	0	0
89	1993-07-09 13:03 UTC	5.9	17.41° S, 168.02° E 23km	VU	VI (5 k)	0	0
90	1993-12-29 07:48 UTC	7	20.24° S, 169.92° E 17km	VU	IX (328)	0	0
91	1993-12-29 08:39 UTC	6.4	20.03° S, 170° E 38km	VU	VII (554)	0	0
92	1994-02-03 10:23 UTC	5.5	15.4° S, 167.02° E 26km	VU	VII (16 k)	0	0
93	1994-02-12 17:58 UTC	7	20.55° S, 169.47° E 30km	VU	VIII (229)	0	0
94	1994-02-15 21:11 UTC	6.5	20.41° S, 168.96° E 17km	VU	V (29 k)	0	0
95	1994-02-16 06:46 UTC	6.3	20.13° S, 169.02° E 13km	VU	V (25 k)	0	0
96	1994-02-16 06:48 UTC	6.3	20.11° S, 169.18° E 35km	VU	VI (10)	0	0
97	1994-04-03 17:56 UTC	5.6	15.03° S, 168.36° E 26km	VU	VII (6 k)	0	0
98	1994-04-06 12:13 UTC	6.1	17.33° S, 167.91° E 17km	VU	VI (78)	0	0
99	1994-04-17 06:14 UTC	5.7	15.9° S, 167.64° E 42km	VU	VI (5 k)	0	0
100	1994-07-13 02:35 UTC	7.2	16.6° S, 167.54° E 35km	VU	VIII (2 k)	0	0
101	1994-07-13 02:43 UTC	5.6	16.6° S, 167.56° E 24km	VU	VII (10 k)	0	0
102	1994-07-13 03:13 UTC	6.6	16.78° S, 167.37° E 31km	VU	VIII (1 k)	0	0
103	1994-07-14 00:09 UTC	5.9	16.57° S, 167.5° E 21km	VU	VIII (2 k)	0	0
104	1994-07-14 08:25 UTC	5.6	16.7° S, 167.45° E 30km	VU	VII (3 k)	0	0
105	1994-07-17 22:04 UTC	5.6	16.71° S, 167.52° E 25km	VU	VII (4 k)	0	0
106	1994-07-24 17:55 UTC	6.3	16.99° S, 167.7° E 27km	VU	VI (3)	0	0
107	1994-07-29 07:53 UTC	5.8	16.97° S, 167.85° E 18km	VU	V (70 k)	0	0
108	1994-08-10 14:06 UTC	5.5	16.81° S, 167.41° E 22km	VU	VI (60)	0	0
109	1994-09-11 12:01 UTC	5.7	15.99° S, 166.76° E 32km	VU	VI (2 k)	0	0
110	1994-10-01 15:03 UTC	5.7	17.85° S, 167.93° E 28km	VU	VII (2 k)	0	0
111	1994-10-01 16:35 UTC	6.5	17.73° S, 167.78° E 20km	VU	VI (20 k)	0	0
112	1994-10-01 17:46 UTC	6.2	17.77° S, 167.92° E 34km	VU	VII (20 k)	0	0
113	1995-06-22 07:57 UTC	5.8	16.41° S, 168.22° E 23km	VU	VIII (125)	0	0
114	1995-08-31 17:10 UTC	6.4	15.78° S, 166.54° E 14km	VU	VII (53)	0	0
115	1996-12-05 00:02 UTC	5.4	15.62° S, 167.3° E 31km	VU	VII (10 k)	0	0
116	1997-04-27 00:31 UTC	6	19.09° S, 168.81° E 43km	VU	VII (217)	0	0
117	1997-05-21 14:10 UTC	6.7	20.39° S, 169.34° E 68km	VU	VII (563)	0	0
118	1998-04-23 21:47 UTC	5.7	14.86° S, 166.91° E 36km	VU	VII (1 k)	0	0
119	1998-07-18 16:41 UTC	6.1	18.27° S, 168.27° E 27km	VU	V (50 k)	0	0
120	1998-09-30 03:03 UTC	5.8	17.22° S, 167.95° E 30km	VU	VI (5 k)	0	0
121	1998-10-19 01:25 UTC	5.9	17.29° S, 167.9° E 37km	VU	VI (11 k)	0	0
122	1999-02-14 21:12 UTC	5.9	15.53° S, 168.1° E 13km	VU	VIII (646)	0	0
123	1999-04-12 09:41 UTC	5.9	20.05° S, 168.71° E 27km	VU	V (18 k)	0	0
124	1999-08-22 12:40 UTC	6.5	16.09° S, 168.15° E 12km	VU	IX (2 k)	0	0
125	1999-11-26 13:21 UTC	7.4	16.39° S, 168.31° E 24km	VU	VIII (5 k)	0	10	landslide, tsunami
126	1999-11-26 13:38 UTC	5.7	16.02° S, 168.13° E 33km	VU	VII (3 k)	0	0
127	2000-02-29 22:44 UTC	6	18.05° S, 169.1° E 21km	VU	V (36 k)	0	0
128	2000-08-09 00:08 UTC	6.3	15.7° S, 168.08° E 14km	VU	IX (207)	0	0
129	2000-10-04 16:58 UTC	6.9	15.34° S, 167° E 23km	VU	VIII (31 k)	0	0
130	2000-10-04 20:48 UTC	5.8	15.63° S, 167.08° E 22km	VU	VIII (1 k)	0	0
131	2000-11-22 23:35 UTC	5.7	15.04° S, 166.94° E 24km	VU	VII (9 k)	0	0
132	2000-12-19 08:50 UTC	5.7	17.59° S, 167.81° E 23km	VU	VI (15 k)	0	0
133	2001-04-14 08:51 UTC	5.6	17.13° S, 168.54° E 24km	VU	VII (5 k)	0	0
134	2001-07-19 13:10 UTC	5.4	17.5° S, 167.96° E 25km	VU	VII (10)	0	0
135	2001-09-29 02:40 UTC	6.3	18.52° S, 168.3° E 18km	VU	VI (2 k)	0	0
136	2001-09-30 19:01 UTC	6.2	18.46° S, 168.26° E 20km	VU	VI (864)	0	0
137	2001-10-26 23:05 UTC	6.1	18.5° S, 168.27° E 17km	VU	V (53 k)	0	0
138	2001-12-12 12:53 UTC	6.1	17.18° S, 167.75° E 43km	VU	VI (2 k)	0	0
139	2002-01-02 17:22 UTC	7.2	17.59° S, 167.97° E 21km	VU	IX (764)	0	0	landslide, tsunami
140	2002-01-03 10:17 UTC	6.6	17.66° S, 168.08° E 25km	VU	VIII (10 k)	0	0
141	2002-01-04 07:13 UTC	5.5	18.05° S, 168.01° E 27km	VU	VI (11 k)	0	0
142	2002-01-06 16:38 UTC	5.6	17.56° S, 168.14° E 31km	VU	VII (23 k)	0	0
143	2002-01-10 05:56 UTC	5.7	17.63° S, 167.97° E 27km	VU	VII (6 k)	0	0
144	2002-01-13 16:32 UTC	5.7	17.48° S, 167.92° E 15km	VU	V (49 k)	0	0
145	2002-06-19 23:54 UTC	5.5	19.3° S, 169.7° E 27km	VU	VII (154)	0	0
146	2003-05-13 21:21 UTC	6.3	17.28° S, 167.81° E 32km	VU	VII (24)	0	0
147	2003-07-22 04:21 UTC	5.9	15.4° S, 166.29° E 36km	VU	VI (1 k)	0	0
148	2003-09-07 13:42 UTC	5.9	15.71° S, 167.18° E 26km	VU	VIII (374)	0	0
149	2003-11-06 10:38 UTC	6.6	19.21° S, 169.02° E 98km	VU	VI (31 k)	0	0
150	2004-04-15 20:06 UTC	6.1	19.39° S, 169.7° E 18km	VU	VII (121)	0	0
151	2004-04-15 20:20 UTC	5.6	19.39° S, 169.6° E 17km	VU	VII (88)	0	0
152	2004-04-22 10:11 UTC	5.9	17.58° S, 167.87° E 30km	VU	VII (267)	0	0
153	2004-04-22 10:15 UTC	5.7	17.65° S, 168.03° E 22km	VU	VII (21 k)	0	0
154	2004-04-27 23:28 UTC	6	17.77° S, 167.87° E 22km	VU	VI (540)	0	0
155	2004-07-07 21:29 UTC	5.8	17.46° S, 168.22° E 20km	VU	VIII (46)	0	0
156	2004-10-11 18:14 UTC	5.8	17.23° S, 167.86° E 30km	VU	VI (306)	0	0
157	2004-10-30 13:26 UTC	5.6	15.55° S, 168.13° E 13km	VU	VIII (315)	0	0
158	2005-09-25 12:55 UTC	6.1	17.49° S, 167.86° E 32km	VU	VII (3 k)	0	0
159	2005-09-25 20:28 UTC	5.6	17.42° S, 167.93° E 29km	VU	VI (10 k)	0	0
160	2006-01-23 06:02 UTC	6.4	17.36° S, 167.78° E 23km	VU	VII (662)	0	0
161	2006-03-15 05:27 UTC	5.6	16.87° S, 167.24° E 29km	VU	VI (3 k)	0	0
162	2007-03-25 00:40 UTC	7.1	20.62° S, 169.41° E 34km	VU	VII (669)	0	0
163	2007-03-25 01:08 UTC	6.9	20.76° S, 169.43° E 35km	VU	VII (609)	0	0
164	2007-04-04 11:02 UTC	6.5	20.69° S, 169.06° E 10km	VU	V (32 k)	0	0
165	2007-07-15 09:27 UTC	6.1	15.44° S, 168.67° E 8km	VU	V (42 k)	0	0

PAGER content is automatically generated, and only considers losses due to structural damage. Limitations of input data, shaking estimates, and loss models may add uncertainty. PAGER results are generally available within 30 minutes of the earthquake’s occurrence. However, information on the extent of shaking will be uncertain in the minutes and hours following an earthquake and typically improves as additional sensor data and reported intensities are acquired and incorporated into models of the earthquake's source. Users of PAGER estimates should account for uncertainty and always seek the most current PAGER release for any earthquake.