M 4.6 in China on 11 Apr 2014 02:31 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 1029454
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 31.7165 , 103.3366
Event Date: 11 Apr 2014 02:31 UTC
11 Apr 2014 10:31 Local
Exposed Population:
3208963 people within 100km
Inserted at: 11 Apr 2014 02:48 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  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 668 | About casualties: 13 | Last hour: 0

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SYDNEY, 12 de abril.- Un terremoto de 7.6 grados se registró este domingo (hora local) en las Islas Salomón, lo que causó que se emitiera una alerta de tsunami para varias islas del Pacífico Sur, informaron las autoridades. El sismo ocurrió
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Detectado un terremoto de 8,3 de intensidad en la escala de Richter ce ... Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:58:00 +0200.

Un terremoto de 8,3 en la escala de Richter este domingo (noche del sábado en España) ha sido detectado cerca del archipiélago de las islas Salomón, al este de la isla de Nueva Guinea. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS) informó
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Magnitude 7.8 Quake Prompts Tsunami AlertSat, 12 Apr 2014 22:54:00 +0200.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) issued the alert for Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. The earthquake hit at a depth of 10km (6 miles). It is not yet known if a tsunami has been generated, but the PTWC said: "An e
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Tsunami warning issued after quakeSat, 12 Apr 2014 22:53:00 +0200.

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck late Saturday near the Solomon Islands, generating a tsunami warning for much of the South Pacific region, officials said.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),