M 5.9 in Southern East Pacific Rise on 18 Aug 2016 18:09 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 1092098
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.9M
Depth: 4.77 Km
Lat/Lon: -55.9079 , -123.1905
Event Date: 18 Aug 2016 18:09 UTC
18 Aug 2016 10:09 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Inserted at: 18 Aug 2016 19:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006esj 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: 874 | About casualties: 16 | Last hour: 0

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We’ll Take Blame But Forget About Compensation, UN Says of Haiti Chole ... Mon, 22 Aug 2016 17:42:00 +0200.

Experts traced the outbreak to a base housing UN peacekeepers from Nepal, but for years the UN had refused to accept responsibility for introducing the disease that hospitalized and killed thousands. (Photo credit: Brendan Hoffman) NEW YOR
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Ongoing Efforts Since 2011 EarthquakeMon, 22 Aug 2016 17:10:00 +0200.

The National Cathedral Director of Preservation says that not only have crews been repairing the damage caused by the earthquake, but are also working to maintain the cathedral's beauty overall.
Typhoon Makes Direct Hit on TokyoMon, 22 Aug 2016 17:02:00 +0200.

Nearly a dozen people were injured, several seriously as Typhoon Mindulle made a direct hit on Tokyo, Japan, Monday with heavy rain and strong winds. Air traffic controllers temporarily abandon the control tower at Tokyo’s Narita Internatio
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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 (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (1),