M 4.5 in China on 15 Oct 2015 23:52 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 1069253
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 16.38 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.3131 , 121.7544
Event Date: 15 Oct 2015 23:52 UTC
16 Oct 2015 07:52 Local
Exposed Population:
9787902 people within 100km
Inserted at: 16 Oct 2015 00:27 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: 283 | About casualties: 9 | Last hour: 0

Philippines: International Medical Corps Prepares to Provide Critical ... Mon, 19 Oct 2015 23:43:00 +0200.

October 19, 2015 - LOS ANGELES/LONDON – With more than 100,000 people displaced so far by Typhoon Koppu in the Northern provinces of the Philippines, International Medical Corps remains concerned about the plight of those in hard-hit areas
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FAA’A - Plan communal de sauvegarde : La commune ne veut pas revivre l ... Mon, 19 Oct 2015 22:49:00 +0200.

Neuf secteurs à risques ont été recensés à Faa’a. Trente-six abris ont été répertoriés et pourront accueillir un peu plus de 3 000 personnes. Cette semaine, la commune interviendra dans les quartiers pour sensibiliser et informer la populat
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BJP tsunami will sweep Nitish, Lalu away: ShahMon, 19 Oct 2015 20:33:00 +0200.

Ara: BJP president Amit Shah and Union skill development minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Monday warned people against return of 'jungle raj II' in the state. Addressing separate election rallies in Bhojpur district, the two BJP functionaries
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Iran preparing for 'tsunami' of touristsMon, 19 Oct 2015 20:15:00 +0200.

TEHRAN, Iran--Iran's vice president told The Associated Press on Sunday his country is preparing for a "tsunami" of foreign tourists as Iran and world powers are set to begin implementing a landmark nuclear deal that will lift sanctions in
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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),