M 6.1 in Tonga on 02 Apr 2018 05:57 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 1139155
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.1M
Depth: 83.52 Km
Lat/Lon: -24.8965 , -176.6055
Event Date: 02 Apr 2018 05:57 UTC
01 Apr 2018 17:57 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Inserted at: 02 Apr 2018 06:22 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Tonga)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000dcbs Scaled population (vector) -8  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 15 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude strikes southwest of Tonga - USGSTue, 03 Apr 2018 04:26:00 +0200.

SINGAPORE, April 2 (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, 427 km southwest of the island of Tonga, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damag
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Un terremoto de 6,1 grados sacude el mar al sur de Tonga, en el Pacífi ... Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:22:00 +0200.

(Caracas,02 de abril. Noticias24).- Un terremoto de magnitud 6,1 sacudió hoy el mar al sur de Tonga, en el Pacífico Sur, sin que se haya informado de víctimas o se haya declarado alerta de tsunami en la región. El Servicio Geológico de Est
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Un terremoto de 6.1 grados sacude el mar al sur de TongaMon, 02 Apr 2018 10:36:00 +0200.

Hasta el momento no se ha declarado alerta de tsunami en la región, ni reportado daños o víctimas. El temblor ocurrió a 440 kilómetros al sursuroeste de Nukualofa, la capital de Tonga. ESPECIAL. Un terremoto de magnitud 6.1 sacudió hoy el
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6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southwest of TongaMon, 02 Apr 2018 09:31:00 +0200.

6.3 magnitude strikes southwest of Tonga on April 2, 2018. (USGS) An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, 427 kilometers (265 miles) southwest of the island of Tonga, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. Th
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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),