M 5 Off-shore on 19 Aug 2016 08:32 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 1092141
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -55.3016 , -30.8287
Event Date: 19 Aug 2016 08:32 UTC
19 Aug 2016 06:32 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 19 Aug 2016 09:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006eyj 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: 887 | About casualties: 16 | Last hour: 0

Earthquake of 5.5 magnitude hits Indo-Myanmar border, no casualtiesTue, 23 Aug 2016 08:17:00 +0200.

A 3.1 magnitude earthquake also struck Karbi Anglong district in Assam at 5:30 am. New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit the Indo-Myanmar border region at 7:11 am on Tuesday morning, the Indian Meteorological De
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Japon : un mort après le passage du typhon MindulleTue, 23 Aug 2016 08:14:00 +0200.

Le typhon Mindulle, neuvième de la saison en Asie , a provoqué quelques dégâts dans la partie est du Japon et fait un mort et plus de 60 blessés, selon les décomptes de la chaîne publique nippone NHK. Arrivé lundi matin sur le sud-est du Ja
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5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes India-Myanmar border region, tremors ... Tue, 23 Aug 2016 08:10:00 +0200.

(Image: Courtesy Google maps) An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar-India border region at 7:11 am Tuesday morning, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. A 3.1 magnitude earthquake also struck Karbi Angl
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Typhon: un mort après le passage de Mindulle dans l'est du JaponTue, 23 Aug 2016 07:59:00 +0200.

Un train a déraillé le 22 août 2016 suite à un glissement de terrain, à Higashimurayama (ouest de Tokyo), conséquence du passage du typhon MindulleJIJI PRESS. Le typhon Mindulle, neuvième de la saison en Asie, a provoqué quelques dégâts da
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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), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), (2), INFORM (1), USGS (2),