M 6.7 in Wallis and Futuna on 29 Jun 2014 17:15 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 1035205
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -15.0432 , -175.5669
Event Date: 29 Jun 2014 17:15 UTC
29 Jun 2014 05:15 Local
Exposed Population: About 100 people within 100km
Inserted at: 29 Jun 2014 19:26 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.2 0.1
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.17m  
  C2 earthquake n.a      
  Country Vulnerability n.a      
  INFORM_normalised n.a      
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 144 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

6.4 earthquake strikes Tonga – World – NZ Herald NewsMon, 30 Jun 2014 17:00:00 +0200.

A strong 6.4-magnitude quake struck off the Pacific nation of Tonga in the early hours of this morning, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. via 6.4 earthquake strikes Tonga – World – NZ Herald News.
Terremotos en aguas de Wallis y Futuna y TongaMon, 30 Jun 2014 13:25:00 +0200.

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,7 se registró a la altura de las islas de Wallis y Futuna, en el sur del Pacífico, a primeras horas de este lunes, después de otro temblor en aguas de la isla de Tonga.
TSUNAMI în MAREA NEAGRĂ. O plajă a fost măturatăMon, 30 Jun 2014 13:24:00 +0200.

Un "tsunami" s-a format în Marea Neagră și a măturat o plajă din Odessa, Ucraina.
"Le capitaine Barril était dans un état de délire"Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:11:00 +0200.

L'ex-numéro 2 du GIGN s'est rendu après s'être retranché chez lui, seul et armé. Son geste est dû à un "enchaînement malheureux" , raconte son avocate.

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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 (88), (5), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),