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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.
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| Type of Event: | Earthquake |
| Location of Event: | Vanuatu |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2024-12-17 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 16:53 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+07:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | UNOSAT on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Centre Opérationnel de Gestion Interministérielle des Crises (COGIC) |
| Activation ID: | 938 |
| Project Management: | Suwanan Sateiandee (UNOSAT) |
| Value Adding: | Nic Donnelly (LINZ) GNS Science Fire and Emergency New Zealand Alec Zoeller (GNS Science) Katie Jones (GNS Science) |
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Preliminary Satellite-derived Damage Assessment report of the Vanuatu Earthquake
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Acquired: WorldView-3: 17/12/2024, Pleiades: 19/12/2024, WorldView-2: 19/10/2024
Source: WorldView-2, WorldView-3, Pleiades
Category: Dossier
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