M 5.9 Off-shore on 14 Aug 2023 10:39 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1386968
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -43.4967 , 39.0316
Event Date: 14 Aug 2023 10:39 UTC
14 Aug 2023 13:39 Local
Exposed Population:
Inserted at: 14 Aug 2023 11:00 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000kztr Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Standard » Hawaii vows to protect landowners on Maui from being pressu.. 8/18/2023 10:47:00 AM.

A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui, Aug 17, 2023. [AP Photo] Hawaii's governor vowed to protect local landowners from being “victimised” by opportunistic buyers when Maui rebuilds from
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Maui official explains why sirens were not sounded during wildfires Ma.. 8/18/2023 10:44:00 AM.

A Maui official defended not activating sirens during last week's deadly wildfires , as the county's emergency response has come under scrutiny over what more could have been done to possibly save lives. Maui Emergency Management Agency Adm
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Debate on siren's role in deadly Hawaii wildfires forces local officia.. 8/18/2023 10:41:00 AM.

As the death toll from the Hawaii wildfires keeps rising, the debate has got heated around whether sirens could have made a difference against the deadliest fires in modern US history. The fires that started on August 8 in Maui Island kille
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Le chef des urgences de Maui démissionne 8/18/2023 10:37:00 AM.

2023-08-18 08:56:00 Herman Andaya a attaqué et critiqué pour ne pas avoir sonné l’alarme. “Activé par le tsunami, il aurait poussé les gens vers les flammes”, s’est-il défendu. Le chef de l’agence d’urgence de Maui, Herman Andaya, a démissi
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (1),