M 4.7 in Solomon Islands on 23 May 2015 09:20 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 1055621
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -10.957 , 163.6331
Event Date: 23 May 2015 09:20 UTC
23 May 2015 20:20 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 23 May 2015 10:19 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

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Rund 30 Tote bei Unwettern in Mexiko und den USAWed, 27 May 2015 08:41:00 +0200.

Saltillo, Houston (Texas) - Schwere Unwetter und Überschwemmungen in Mexiko und den USA haben insgesamt rund 30 Tote gefordert. Während in Mexiko das Schlimmste vorüber scheint, steigt die Zahl der Toten im Süden der USA weiter an. US-Medie
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Many homes destroyed as US Gulf coast battered by severe stormsWed, 27 May 2015 08:06:00 +0200.

. Irish Sun Wednesday 27th May, 2015 • The storm forced at least 2,000 Texas residents out of their homes due to flooding. • Water rose a record 44 feet in the Blanco River late Sunday, demolishing homes and businesses, Hays County Commissi
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Rund 30 Tote bei Unwettern in Mexiko und den USAWed, 27 May 2015 08:01:00 +0200.

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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),