M 6.4 in Mid-Indian Ridge on 04 Oct 2013 17:26 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 1007862
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -38.56 , 78.45
Event Date: 04 Oct 2013 17:26 UTC
04 Oct 2013 22:26 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 05 Oct 2013 01:23 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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: 661 | About casualties: 5 | Last hour: 0

ZONAS AFECTADAS POR EL SISMO, PROHIBIDAS A ONGS EXTRANJERASTue, 08 Oct 2013 15:58:00 +0200.

Ninguna ONG extranjera ha sido autorizada hasta ahora a trabajar en las zonas afectadas por el terremoto, a pesar de las evidentes dirficultades de las autoridades para manejar la situación. Lo informa la organización Médicos sin Fronteras
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Shaken, but residents barely stirredTue, 08 Oct 2013 15:41:00 +0200.

The earth didn't exactly move for Campbelltown residents but it did shake a little bit.
Un video inedito immortala la furia dello tsunami in GiapponeTue, 08 Oct 2013 15:21:00 +0200.

Dalla sciagura del terremoto e dello Tsunami in Giappone sono passati più di due anni, eppure in rete ogni tanto spuntano nuove, agghiaccianti testimonianze di quella tragedia.
El gobierno paquistaní niega a agencias humanitarias el acceso a la zo ... Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:18:00 +0200.

Dos semanas después del sismo que azotó el sudoeste de Pakistán, las autoridades locales siguen desoyendo las peticiones para acceder a la zona formuladas por organismos humanitarios, según versiones oficiales recogidas hoy por Efe.

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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 (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),