M 5.6 in Tonga on 06 Nov 2018 16:11 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 1161419
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -22.1804 , -174.4942
Event Date: 06 Nov 2018 16:11 UTC
06 Nov 2018 04:11 Local
Exposed Population: About 700 people within 100km
Inserted at: 06 Nov 2018 17:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Tonga)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000i7iz Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 46 | About casualties: 11 | Last hour: 0

Strong quake hits off Tonga; no injuries reportedSat, 10 Nov 2018 13:38:00 +0100.

A strong earthquake has hit off the Pacific island nation of Tonga, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The US Geological Survey says the magnitude 6.2 quake hit Saturday evening at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).
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Un terremoto de 6,2 grados sacude Tonga, en el Pacífico SurSat, 10 Nov 2018 13:01:00 +0100.

Bangkok, 10 nov.- Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 acudió hoy Tonga, un país insular del Pacífico Sur habitado por unas 110.000 personas, sin que se haya informado de víctimas o se haya declarado alerta de tsunami en los primeros momentos. El s
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Strong earthquake hits off Tonga; no injuries reportedSat, 10 Nov 2018 12:36:00 +0100.

A strong earthquake has hit off the Pacific island nation of Tonga, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 6.2 quake hit Saturday evening at a depth of 10 kilometers. The qua
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Strong quake hits off Tonga; no injuries reportedSat, 10 Nov 2018 12:31:00 +0100.

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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),