M 4.5 in Vanuatu on 20 Jul 2013 06:10 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 1000571
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 53.8 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.04 , 168.3941
Event Date: 20 Jul 2013 06:10 UTC
20 Jul 2013 17:10 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 Jul 2013 08:47 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: 424 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Association Initiatives Dionysiennes réaffirme son oppositionTue, 23 Jul 2013 02:54:00 +0200.

Réponse de l'Association Initiatives Dionysiennes aux deux enquêtes publiques sur la Route en Mer, La première portant sur le domaine maritime, La seconde portant sur l'environnement (Loi sur l'eau) 22 Juillet 2013. 1°) Enquête publique por
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Crippled Japanese nuclear plant likely leaking radioactive water into ... Tue, 23 Jul 2013 02:49:00 +0200.

TOKYO — A Japanese utility said Monday its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant was likely leaking contaminated water into the sea, acknowledging for the first time a problem long suspected by experts.Tokyo Electric Power Co.
World Briefing | Asia: Japan: Nuclear Plant Admits LeaksTue, 23 Jul 2013 02:14:00 +0200.

The operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant said Monday that contaminated water had been seeping from damaged reactors into the Pacific.
Time to prepare for Alpine Fault quakeTue, 23 Jul 2013 01:20:00 +0200.

Scientists are divided over the impact of the Marlborough quakes on the Alpine Fault. Yesterday, GNS seismologist Stephen Bannister said scientists could not rule out the possibility the earthquakes could stir up other faults and in turn "k
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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), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),