M 4.7 in Canada from 04 May 2017 03:13 UTC to 03:13

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1112033
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 0.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 59.7797 , -136.6881
Event Date: 04 May 2017 03:13 UTC
03 May 2017 20:13 Local
Exposed Population: About 3000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 04 May 2017 03:18 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
2.4 (Canada)
INFORM Coping capacity list: Canada= 2.4; United States= 2.2

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
ALASKA EC 0 0
ak15897507 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 394 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

Japanese luxury sleeper train trip a mere $10,000 — one wayMon, 08 May 2017 02:19:00 +0200.

A Japanese railway company has launched a new luxury sleeper train with sky views, bathtubs and dark wood interiors, joining the race for well-heeled tourists. The top suite on the 10-car Train Suite Shiki-shima goes for $10,000 per person
...(more)
Surviving tsunamis: The new pods offering protectionSun, 07 May 2017 23:54:00 +0200.

(MEREDITH/AP) -- After earthquakes triggered devastating tsunamis in Asia, a Washington state-based company found a market in japan selling its survival capsule. Now U.S. customers are showing interest. "I see it more like a fire extinguish
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Surviving tsunamis: The new pods offering protectionSun, 07 May 2017 23:50:00 +0200.

(MEREDITH/AP) -- After earthquakes triggered devastating tsunamis in Asia, a Washington state-based company found a market in japan selling its survival capsule. Now U.S. customers are showing interest. "I see it more like a fire extinguish
...(more)
Japanese luxury sleeper train a mere $10,000 — one waySun, 07 May 2017 20:12:00 +0200.

A Japanese railway company has launched a new luxury sleeper train with sky views, bathtubs and dark wood interiors, joining the race for well-heeled tourists. The top suite on the 10-car Train Suite Shiki-Shima sells for $10,000 per person
...(more)

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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), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2), CALTECH (1),