M 4.8 Off-shore on 09 Jul 2013 23:24 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 1000437
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 63.9 Km
Lat/Lon: -27.1842 , -176.396
Event Date: 09 Jul 2013 23:24 UTC
09 Jul 2013 11:24 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 10 Jul 2013 02:26 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 931 | About casualties: 49 | Last hour: 0

Low intensity quake hits Himachal PradeshSat, 13 Jul 2013 23:13:00 +0200.

The tremors which occurred at 11.20 pm lasted four to five seconds and the intensity of earthquake with epicentre at Kangra was 4.5 on the Richter scale.
Firmeza nuclearSat, 13 Jul 2013 22:40:00 +0200.

Morre diretor que enfrentou na usina Fukushima a pior catástrofe atômica desde a de Chernobyll
Quake of mild intensity hits Kangra district of HimachalSat, 13 Jul 2013 22:39:00 +0200.

An earthquake of mild intensity jolted Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district and adjoining areas late on Saturday night.
Incredible time-lapse video of the lighting of Washington Monument as ... Sat, 13 Jul 2013 22:09:00 +0200.

While the Washington Monument is closed for structural repairs over the next year, 488 lamps will restore the marble tower's glow each night on the National Mall. A striking time-lapse video shows the lighting ceremony.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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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 (40), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),