Earthquake in Vanuatu
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Port Vila, the largest city on the group of 80 South Pacific islands that make up Vanuatu, causing landslides, building collapses (including a complex housing several foreign embassies, including the US, British, French, and New Zealand), and power outages.
The earthquake's epicentre was 30km west of the capital and at a depth of 57.1km, according to the reports.
The full extent of the damage is unclear, but there are reports of at least one death and multiple injuries.
Related Resources:
Web map for earthquake in Vanuatu
Sentinel Asia activation for earthquake in Vanuatu- 事件类型
- 地震
- 事件地点
- Vanuatu
- 启动宪章的日期
- 2024-12-17
- 宪章启动时间
- 12:07
- 宪章启动时区
- UTC+07:00
- 宪章要求者
- UNOSAT on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Centre Opérationnel de Gestion Interministérielle des Crises (COGIC)
- 启动ID
- 938
- 项目经理
- Suwanan Sateiandee (UNOSAT)
- 增值产品
- Nic Donnelly (LINZ),
- GNS Science,
- Fire and Emergency New Zealand,
- Alec Zoeller (GNS Science),
- Katie Jones (GNS Science),
- Jaz Hamilton (Fire and Emergency New Zealand)