M 4.9 in Russian Federation on 22 Dec 2016 12:40 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 1101535
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 92.59 Km
Lat/Lon: 47.4056 , 152.9823
Event Date: 22 Dec 2016 12:40 UTC
22 Dec 2016 23:40 Local
Exposed Population:
About 221 people within 100km
Inserted at: 22 Dec 2016 12:58 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
us10007lzb 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: 805 | About casualties: 35 | Last hour: 0

Twelve years after Asia tsunami, 400 bodies...Mon, 26 Dec 2016 12:32:00 +0100.

The 9.15 magnitude Dec. 26 earthquake triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean in one of the biggest natural disasters in history. At least 400 victims of Asia's 2004 tsunami that killed 226,000 people remain unidentified in Thailand 12
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Katastrophen - Zwölf Jahre danach: Zehntausende gedenken der Tsunami-O ... Mon, 26 Dec 2016 12:30:00 +0100.

Rund 230 000 Menschen waren im Jahr 2004 gestorben, nachdem ein gewaltiges Erdbeben der Stärke 9,1 vor der indonesischen Insel Sumatra einen Tsunami ausgelöst hatte. 14 Länder wurden von bis zu 20 Meter hohen Wellen getroffen. Besonders sch
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Trauer zwölf Jahre nach dem TsunamiMon, 26 Dec 2016 12:30:00 +0100.

Khao Lak (dpa) - In mehr als einem Dutzend Ländern rund um den Indischen Ozean haben am zweiten Weihnachtstag Gedenkfeiern für die Opfer des verheerenden Tsunamis vor zwölf Jahren stattgefunden. Fast eine Viertelmillion Menschen waren am 26
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230 000 Tote in 14 Ländern Zwölf Jahre danach: Zehntausende gedenken d ... Mon, 26 Dec 2016 12:29:00 +0100.

Alexander Julkarnaen steht auf den Trümmern dessen, was einmal sein Haus in der indonesischen Stadt Banda Aceh war. Nach dem Tsunami völlig verwüstet: das ehemals exklusive Ferien-Resort bei Khao Lak in Thailand. 26.12.2016 Khao Lak. Der
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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 (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),