Vanuatu Earthquake Impact Analysis for April 22 2025

119 people were impacted within 50km of a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that occurred on April 22, 2025, 51km NW of Ureparapara Island, Vanuatu. The data is provided by the World Food Programme's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system, which collects and maps geospatial and socio-economic information following sudden-onset emergencies. The dataset was last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map the earthquake's impact zone based on the provided epicenter coordinates and 50km radius.
• Estimate potential humanitarian needs based on the reported population impact of 119 people.
• Analyze seismic event characteristics such as magnitude (5.7) and depth (200.208 km).

Strengths

• Provides specific impact metrics, including 119 people affected within a defined 50km radius.
• Includes precise geographic coordinates for the epicenter (latitude -13.1186, longitude 167.1245) and event depth (200.208 km).
• Originates from an operational humanitarian system (WFP ADAM) designed for rapid analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative modeling.
• Data is specific to a single event; temporal coverage is limited to April 22, 2025.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Automated collection, analysis, and mapping of geospatial and socio-economic information following sudden-onset emergencies.

Time Range

April 22, 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 21:44:54.632682; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vanuatu, specifically 51km NW of Ureparapara Island.