M 5 in Argentina on 07 Jun 2015 21:14 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 1056980
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 11.62 Km
Lat/Lon: -29.0315 , -67.3224
Event Date: 07 Jun 2015 21:14 UTC
07 Jun 2015 18:14 Local
Exposed Population:
248549 people within 100km
Inserted at: 07 Jun 2015 21:35 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 309 | About casualties: 7 | Last hour: 0

Planned relocations in the context of natural disasters: The case of S ... Thu, 11 Jun 2015 19:33:00 +0200.

In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, the displaced families were moved to evacuation shelters for their safety. The families took shelter in Punchi Pansala, Talalla, where they received food and clothing, initially from the host comm
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Operational guidance and frameworks relevant to planned relocations ca ... Thu, 11 Jun 2015 19:33:00 +0200.

Should persons be allowed to return to their homes after a natural disaster, when it is clear those places will be destroyed again in the next disaster? Should persons be moved preventively, if it is known that where they live is not safe?
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Sismo de magnitud 5,7 se registra en JapónThu, 11 Jun 2015 18:13:00 +0200.

Un terremoto de magnitud 5,7 se ha producido en la costa noroeste de la isla japonesa de Honshu, a unos 126 kilómetros de la localidad de Miyako, informa el Servicio Geológico de EE.UU. (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El epicentro del sis
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Kolkata Moving Closer to Dooms Day; Massive Quake Likely: ExpertsThu, 11 Jun 2015 13:55:00 +0200.

After another major earthquake rattled Nepal on Tuesday, seismologists warned that Kolkata may witness a massive quake in future. They said a fractured zone lies just 4.5 km beneath the city and every time the ground shakes, the capital of
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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),