M 5 in Papua New Guinea on 22 May 2015 12:07 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 1055543
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 121.74 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.2166 , 142.2168
Event Date: 22 May 2015 12:07 UTC
22 May 2015 22:07 Local
Exposed Population:
161171 people within 100km
Inserted at: 22 May 2015 12:37 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.9 -0.9
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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 671 | About casualties: 49 | Last hour: 0

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Tornado and record rainfall wreaks havoc in northern Mexico and southe ... Tue, 26 May 2015 11:26:00 +0200.

A freak tornado has ripped through a border city in northern Mexico, leaving more than a dozen people dead and many more injured. Flipping over cars and tearing down homes, it left a trail of destruction in Ciudad Acuna. Three children were
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Tornado e chuvas torrenciais matam no México e EUATue, 26 May 2015 11:22:00 +0200.

Um tornado atípico de seis segundos provocou 13 mortos e mais de duas centenas de feridos no México. A tragédia ocorreu ao nascer do dia em Ciudade Acuña, no norte do país, junto à fronteira com os Estados Unidos. A população foi surpreendi
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Flash Flooding In Southern US: Houston's White Oak Bayou Level Rises; ... Tue, 26 May 2015 11:14:00 +0200.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

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),