M 4.8 in Fiji on 28 Sep 2014 15:16 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 1040556
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 624.78 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.07 , -178.32
Event Date: 28 Sep 2014 15:16 UTC
29 Sep 2014 03:16 Local
Exposed Population:
About 2634 people within 100km
Inserted at: 28 Sep 2014 17:30 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: 196 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

Le droit des militaires à se syndiquer reconnu: "Un tsunami dans les a ... Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:46:00 +0200.

La Cour européenne des droits de l'homme a condamné la France ce jeudi parce qu'elle interdit les syndicats dans l'armée. Michel Bavoil, capitaine à la retraite, se bat depuis 14 ans pour ce droit. Il réagit pour L'Express.
Le droit des militaires à se syndiquer reconnu: "Un tsunami dans les a ... Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:46:00 +0200.

La Cour européenne des droits de l'homme a condamné la France ce jeudi parce qu'elle interdit les syndicats dans l'armée. Michel Bavoil, capitaine à la retraite, se bat depuis 14 ans pour ce droit. Il réagit pour L'Express.
Samoa's architects look to the past to boost climate resilienceThu, 02 Oct 2014 11:00:00 +0200.

APIA, Samoa (Thomson Reuters Foundation) In many Pacific Island countries, Western-style home construction has been gradually usurping traditional architecture. But returning to indigenous practices of building and planning communities coul
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World: Se realiza III Reunión Intergubernamental Regional en Nicaragua ... Thu, 02 Oct 2014 10:46:00 +0200.

Source: Government of Nicaragua Country: Nicaragua, World Miércoles 01 de octubre de 2014/ Divulgación y Prensa/CD SINAPRED Este lunes y martes, Nicaragua es la sede la III reunión del Grupo de Trabajo Intergubernamental de Centroamérica pa
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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), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),