M 5.2 Off-shore on 20 Aug 2016 00:04 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 1092192
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -55.1915 , -31.27
Event Date: 20 Aug 2016 00:04 UTC
19 Aug 2016 22:04 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 Aug 2016 00:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006fbk Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 873 | About casualties: 11 | Last hour: 0

U.S. EPA links Texas quakes to oil work, echoing research findingsTue, 23 Aug 2016 23:51:00 +0200.

HOUSTON Federal regulators have concluded that recent earthquakes in North Texas are likely linked to wastewater disposal wells used by the oil and gas industry, echoing findings from researchers at Texas universities. EPA officials made th
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Detienen a 14 por vender marisco con radiaciónTue, 23 Aug 2016 23:44:00 +0200.

China.- La policía del puerto chino de Qingdao, detuvo a 14 personas sospechosas de introducir ilegalmente a China mariscos con altos noveles de radiación. El producto fue obtenido cerca de las aguas de Fukushima, un lugar con altos niveles
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Cinco destinos que pierden turistas por el terrorismo y cinco que gana ... Tue, 23 Aug 2016 23:31:00 +0200.

La inestabilidad política y los ataques terroristas acaban perjudicando a destinos tradicionalmente turísticos,mientras otros países se benefician de esta situación pues el flujo de visitantes se desvía hacia lugares más seguros. Según los
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U.S. EPA links Texas quakes to oil work, echoing research findingsTue, 23 Aug 2016 23:27:00 +0200.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Federal regulators have concluded that recent earthquakes in North Texas are likely linked to wastewater disposal wells used by the oil and gas industry, echoing findings from researchers at Texas universities. EPA offic
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), (2), INFORM (1), USGS (2),