M 4.6 in Papua New Guinea on 13 Jun 2015 15:07 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 1057513
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.6048 , 151.4751
Event Date: 13 Jun 2015 15:07 UTC
14 Jun 2015 01:07 Local
Exposed Population:
About 53329 people within 100km
Inserted at: 13 Jun 2015 16:55 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: 182 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Iran expects 20 million foreign tourists in near futureWed, 17 Jun 2015 13:21:00 +0200.

By Sara Rajabova. An Iranian official claims that the country will witness a boom in the tourism sector should the international sanctions on the country be lifted. Mohsen Qarib, head of the Iran Touring and Tourism Investment Company, has
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12:30 Gl�ckskette unterst�tzte 175 ProjekteWed, 17 Jun 2015 13:01:00 +0200.

Die Schweizer Bev�lkerung spendete im letzten Jahr f�r Menschen in Not �ber 22 Millionen Franken, wie die Gl�ckskette in ihrem Jahresbericht schreibt, der am Mittwoch ver�ffentlicht wurde. Ein grosser Teil kam bei den drei Sammelaktionen zu
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Glückskette unterstützte 175 ProjekteWed, 17 Jun 2015 12:46:00 +0200.

Zürich. – Die Schweizer Bevölkerung spendete im letzten Jahr für Menschen in Not über 22 Millionen Franken, wie die Glückskette in ihrem Jahresbericht schreibt, der am Mittwoch veröffentlicht wurde. Ein grosser Teil kam bei den drei Sammela
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Iran expects ‘tsunami’ of foreign touristsWed, 17 Jun 2015 12:45:00 +0200.

TEHRAN - Iran will face a “tsunami” of foreign tourists once a nuclear agreement is concluded and sanctions on the country are lifted, an official said on Tuesday. “Nearly 20 million foreign tourists will probably visit Iran within the next
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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),