Vanuatu Earthquake Impact Analysis for May 06 2025

Vanuatu was impacted by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake on May 06 2025. The dataset, produced by the World Food Programme's ADAM system, provides geospatial analysis of the event, including its epicenter and an estimated impact on 9,725 people within a 50km radius. It 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 population exposure for rapid needs assessment based on the reported impact figure of 9,725 people.
• Integrate event data into regional disaster risk models based on the magnitude, depth, and location details.

Strengths

• Includes specific event parameters: magnitude 5.5, depth of 109.388 km, and precise epicenter coordinates.
• Provides a concrete impact metric, estimating 9,725 people were within 50km of the epicenter.
• Data is provided in a standard geospatial format (GEOJSON).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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

Event date: May 06 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 21:44:40.849527; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vanuatu, specifically 51km south of Lénakel.