M 4.9 in Guerrero, Mexico on 06 Oct 2013 15:10 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 1008040
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.28 , -99.89
Event Date: 06 Oct 2013 15:10 UTC
06 Oct 2013 10:10 Local
Exposed Population:
1810271 people within 100km
Inserted at: 06 Oct 2013 20:44 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 401 | About casualties: 4 | Last hour: 0

Los niveles de radiación en el mar cerca de Fukushima alcanzan su punt ... Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:31:00 +0200.

Los niveles de radiación en el agua de mar cerca de uno de los reactores dañados de Fukushima se dispararon esta semana a su nivel más alto en dos años, según ha informado Tepco, el operador de la central nuclear japonesa accidentada por el
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Giappone: radioattivita' del mare al livello piu' alto da 2 anniThu, 10 Oct 2013 11:08:00 +0200.

(AGI) - Tokyo, 10 ott. - In Giappone, i livelli di radiazione nello specchio di mare prospiciente uno dei reattori danneggiati di Fukushima sono saliti al livello piu' alto da due anni. Lo ha reso noto la societa' che gestisce il disastrato
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La radiación cerca del reactor de Fukushima, en máximos de dos añosThu, 10 Oct 2013 10:46:00 +0200.

TOKIO (Reuters) - Los niveles de radiación en el agua del mar cerca de uno de los reactores dañados de Fukushima se dispararon esta semana a su nivel más alto en dos años, dijo el jueves el operador de la dañada planta nuclear japonesa. Los
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Needs of people with disabilities neglected in disasters - UN surveyThu, 10 Oct 2013 10:38:00 +0200.

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Most people living with disabilities are not prepared for disasters, nor are they consulted about their needs in emergencies, making them more likely to be killed or injured, according to a global surve
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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), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),