M 5.3 in Malaysia on 12 Jun 2015 18:29 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 1057433
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.3M
Depth: 11.85 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.1821 , 116.651
Event Date: 12 Jun 2015 18:29 UTC
13 Jun 2015 02:29 Local
Exposed Population:
1151906 people within 100km
Inserted at: 13 Jun 2015 15:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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

General : "Inside Job" Cannot Be Ruled Out In Tanker Disappearance - Z.. 6/16/2015 10:39:00 AM.

KUNDASANG (Sabah), June 16 (Bernama) -- Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today an "inside job" cannot be ruled out in the disappearance of a Malaysian tanker in the waters off eastern Johor on June 12. He said that based
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Naked backpacker given three days in jail and fine 6/16/2015 10:20:00 AM.

The 23-year-old and three other western tourists, who were also fined, have already served the time. Ms Hawkins admitted to the public nuisance offence during an appearance at Kota Kinabalu magistrates' court in Malaysia. The judge said the
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Mitigating disaster risks via science 6/16/2015 6:09:00 AM.

NATURAL disasters are becoming more rampant. There are many theories. Some blame climate change. Others blame us, man, for constantly harassing and abusing nature. So, nature is striking back. Recently, a group proposed another theory. We h
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Tourist Apologizes for Topless Photo at Sacred Site 6/15/2015 9:21:00 PM.

A British woman has offered a public apology for posing topless on a sacred Malaysian mountain peak. Eleanor Hawkins, 23, was one of 10 travelers who stripped down earlier this month for a photo on top of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia .
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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),