M 5.1 in China on 25 Apr 2015 20:01 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 1052975
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 23.46 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.9631 , 122.4993
Event Date: 25 Apr 2015 20:01 UTC
26 Apr 2015 04:01 Local
Exposed Population:
282785 people within 100km
Inserted at: 25 Apr 2015 20:35 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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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Meteo assessment
Satellite products
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 779 | About casualties: 171 | Last hour: 0

Nepal quake toll 1800, but may rise furtherSun, 26 Apr 2015 06:15:00 +0200.

Unofficial estimates put the death toll at beyond 2000. The Nepal government urged nations to send aid and braced for the toll to rise after rescuers overnight were hampered by strong aftershocks, blocked highways and a lack of equipment. P
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Nepal seeks help, death toll seen rising after devastating quakeSun, 26 Apr 2015 06:06:00 +0200.

KATHMANDU—Nepal urged countries to send aid to help it cope with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 1,400 people, a toll predicted to rise as rescuers used their hands to dig for survivors among the rubble on Sunda
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China sends search and rescue team to NepalSun, 26 Apr 2015 06:05:00 +0200.

. Irish Sun (IANS) Sunday 26th April, 2015. A 62-member China International Search and Rescue Team left for Nepal at around 6 a.m. on Sunday Beijing time for humanitarian rescue following a 7.9-magnitude earthquake on Saturday. With six sni
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Un terremoto de magnitud 7,8 deja más de mil muertos en NepalSun, 26 Apr 2015 06:05:00 +0200.

El temblor de tierra se registró a las 06.11 GMT y fue sentido hasta Nueva Delhi, la capital de La India y también al norte del país, desde Calcuta hasta la frontera con Pakistán. El terremoto duró entre 30 segundos y dos minutos, confirmó
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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),