M 5 in Tonga on 11 Nov 2018 00:28 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 1161918
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.6493 , -173.1091
Event Date: 11 Nov 2018 00:28 UTC
10 Nov 2018 12:28 Local
Exposed Population:
About 14000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 11 Nov 2018 00:52 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Tonga)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000hqh3 Scaled population (vector) 3.17  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 48 | About casualties: 13 | Last hour: 0

Strong quake hits off Tonga; no injuries reportedSun, 11 Nov 2018 02:22:00 +0100.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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
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Fuerte terremoto de 6,2 grados sacude Tonga, en el Pacífico SurSat, 10 Nov 2018 23:47:00 +0100.

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 sacudió 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 sismo se registró a un
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6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Tonga 1 hour ago There were no immedi ... Sat, 10 Nov 2018 18:52:00 +0100.

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the northeast coast of the South Pacific island nation of Tonga, the US Geological Survey says. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake struck 185km east northeast of the ca
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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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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),