M 4.9 in Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands on 27 Jul 2015 08:27 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 1061513
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 37.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 52.2583 , -169.4841
Event Date: 27 Jul 2015 08:27 UTC
26 Jul 2015 21:27 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people within 100km
Inserted at: 27 Jul 2015 09:39 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: 448 | About casualties: 4 | Last hour: 0

Phivolcs chief calls for 'scenario' drillsFri, 31 Jul 2015 08:06:00 +0200.

After the success of the metro-wide earthquake drill, government officials are now hoping for "scenario based" preparedness. Phivolcs Director Renator Solidum said different types of disasters need different kinds of preparation. "I've been
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Japanese women No. 1 in life expectancy third straight yearFri, 31 Jul 2015 08:01:00 +0200.

Japanese women took the top spot in average life expectancy worldwide for the third consecutive year in 2014 at 86.83 years, while Japanese men climbed a notch to tie for third place at 80.50 years. The figures for both Japanese females and
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Belgian logo designer to request ‘action’ on Tokyo Olympics emblemFri, 31 Jul 2015 08:01:00 +0200.

BRUSSELS – The designer of a Belgian theater logo that has drawn attention for its apparent resemblance to the recently unveiled emblem for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games indicated he plans to request a retraction or a change of the games’ sy
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Drumming up friendship: Tomodachi program hosts musical exchange, conc ... Fri, 31 Jul 2015 06:18:00 +0200.

In the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, the U.S. military and Japan’s Self-Defense Forces launched Operation Tomodachi, which means “friendship,” to provide immediate humanitarian relief. After the immediate rel
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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),