Massive earthquake below one og the greater Vanuatu Islands - Local Tsunami alert

 

Massive earthquake below one og the greater Vanuatu Islands - Local Tsunami alert

Last update: April 28, 2016 at 9:20 pm by By Armand Vervaeck

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Update 20:28 UTC : If you are living in Vanuatu, may we ask you to share your experience with us by filling in the form below. Please also mention wether yoou ave sustained damage or not.  Thank you.

Update 20:27 UTC : People in the city of Luganville on Sanma island did report strong shaking.

Update 20:22 UTC : The local time of the earthquake was 6:33 AM

Update 20:15 UTC : About 17,000 people are at risk for damage (radius 50 km) and about 6,000 for possible injuries. Vanuatu is however an islands archipelago who has multiple massive earthquakes almost avery year and people are more or less acustumed to live with very strong shaking. Most of thease earthquakes epicenters are however ofshore but in this case the epicenter was below the island of Milampa itself.
About tsunami's

Update 20:06 UTC : A Tsunami is possible within a radius of 300 km of the epicenter or along all Vanuatu coastal areas

Update 20:04 UTC : Very strong shaking expected on the Island of Milampa

5.0 km (3.1 mi) WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu
64.0 km (39.8 mi) SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu
209.0 km (129.9 mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
533.0 km (331.2 mi) N of We, New Caledonia
676.0 km (420.0 mi) N of Dumbea, New Caledonia

Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 7.3
Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2016-04-29 06:33:00
GMT/UTC Time : 2016-04-28 19:33:00
Depth (Hypocenter) : 9 km