Vanuatu Earthquake Impact Analysis for March 21, 2026

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake impacted 3,673 people within 50km of its epicenter near Horrok, Vanuatu. The dataset provides geospatial analysis from the World Food Programme's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system. It was last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map earthquake impact zones based on the provided epicenter coordinates and 50km radius.
• Estimate population exposure for humanitarian resource allocation based on the count of 3,673 impacted people.
• Analyze seismic event characteristics for risk modeling based on the magnitude and depth parameters.

Strengths

• Specific event details including magnitude (5.8), depth (10.0 km), and precise epicenter coordinates.
• Quantified human impact with a count of 3,673 people affected within a defined 50km radius.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping

Collection Method

Collected, analyzed, and mapped by the Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system.

Time Range

March 21, 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:08:03.304505

Geography

Vanuatu, specifically 51km west of Horrok.