M 4.6 in Tonga on 26 Apr 2015 14:05 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 1053048
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 298.57 Km
Lat/Lon: -19.0869 , -176.3029
Event Date: 26 Apr 2015 14:05 UTC
26 Apr 2015 02:05 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 26 Apr 2015 15:19 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
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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Meteo assessment
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 434 | About casualties: 10 | Last hour: 0

Quake occurs in Papua New Guinea, no tsunami expectedThu, 30 Apr 2015 13:59:00 +0200.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami was expected. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake Thursday night was on the island of New Britain in the Pacific. The Pacific Tsu
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Un terremoto de 6,8 grados sacude el noreste de Papúa Nueva GuineaThu, 30 Apr 2015 13:58:00 +0200.

30 abril, 2015 | 5:51 AM | -Un seísmo de magnitud 6,8 grados, según datos preliminares, sacudió hoy la isla de Nueva Bretaña, en el noreste de Papúa Nueva Guinea, sin que se haya declarado alerta de tsunami o informado de víctimas. El servi
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Terremoto de 6,8 graus sacode Papua Nova GuinéThu, 30 Apr 2015 13:50:00 +0200.

30/4/2015 às 08h26 (Atualizado em 30/4/2015 às 08h40) Terremoto de 6,8 graus sacode Papua Nova Guiné. Não foram divulgadas informações sobre vítimas até o momento. Um terremoto de magnitude de 6,8 graus na escala Richter, segundo dados pre
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A 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Papua New GuineaThu, 30 Apr 2015 13:47:00 +0200.

On Air: 12:30 - 13:30 Weekdays Lunchtime Jonathan Healy takes you through a fast paced news programme that brings you up to date with the top stories of the day from 12.30-1.30pm. 14 minutes ago A 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off 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),