M 4.5 in Afghanistan on 26 Jul 2015 10:04 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 1061404
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 95.98 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.7371 , 71.4986
Event Date: 26 Jul 2015 10:04 UTC
26 Jul 2015 14:34 Local
Exposed Population:
652342 people within 100km
Inserted at: 26 Jul 2015 10:24 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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 563 | About casualties: 4 | Last hour: 0

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TOKYO — Tokyo Olympics organisers said there is no problem with their new emblem after discussions arose about possible plagiarism, with internet commentators suggesting there was a resemblance to an overseas logo. The emblem, unveiled last
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5.3 magnitude earthquake shakes QueenslandThu, 30 Jul 2015 09:04:00 +0200.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter Scale sent tremors across south east Queensland at approximately 9:45 A.M on Thursday. Geologists say the tremors originated at a depth of 35 km in the Coral Sea, off the eastern shore of
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Japan dismisses plagiarism claims over 2020 logoThu, 30 Jul 2015 08:18:00 +0200.

TOKYO Tokyo Olympics organisers said there is no problem with their new logo after discussions arose about possible plagiarism, with internet commentators suggesting there was a resemblance to an overseas design. The emblem, unveiled last w
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How Manila Bay can be of use during 'The Big One'Thu, 30 Jul 2015 07:43:00 +0200.

MANILA The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said one of the preparations being done for a possible massive earthquake in Metro Manila is to set up a floating hospital at the Manila Bay. PCG spokesperson Armand Balilo said since roads will mostl
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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),