M 4.5 in Spain on 19 Aug 2014 13:38 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 1038251
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 16.81 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.93 , -5.55
Event Date: 19 Aug 2014 13:38 UTC
19 Aug 2014 15:38 Local
Exposed Population:
3613496 people within 100km
Inserted at: 19 Aug 2014 19:03 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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 356 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Why There's No Ice Bucket Challenge to Fight EbolaSat, 23 Aug 2014 13:06:00 +0200.

During the worst-ever Ebola outbreak in West Africa , a viral fundraiser has encouraged people to donate millions to combat another deadly yet rare disease. That disease is Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gerhig’s disease.
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Près de 3000 sauveteurs à la recherche de disparus à HiroshimaSat, 23 Aug 2014 12:28:00 +0200.

Les équipes s'activent pour sauver la quarantaine de personnes encore portées disparues dans des coulées de boue qui ont déjà fait 46 morts dans cette ville du sud-ouest du Japon.
Près de 3000 sauveteurs à la recherche de disparus à HiroshimaSat, 23 Aug 2014 12:27:00 +0200.

Les équipes s'activent pour sauver la quarantaine de personnes encore portées disparues dans des coulées de boue qui ont déjà fait 46 morts dans cette ville du sud-ouest du Japon.
40% of firms back restarting Sendai reactors in Kyushu: surveySat, 23 Aug 2014 12:19:00 +0200.

About 40 percent of major companies in Kyushu and Okinawa want Kyushu Electric Power Co. to restart the nearby Sendai nuclear plant, a survey showed ...

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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 (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),