M 5.5 in Congo, The Democratic Republic of the on 07 Aug 2015 01:28 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 1062440
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.1022 , 28.9298
Event Date: 07 Aug 2015 01:28 UTC
07 Aug 2015 03:28 Local
Exposed Population: 8380000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 07 Aug 2015 02:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.6 0.6
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
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 325 | About casualties: 18 | Last hour: 0

Šalamounovy ostrovy zasáhlo silné zemětřeseníTue, 11 Aug 2015 00:57:00 +0200.

. 10.8.7:07. Epicentrum zemětřesení se nacházelo 173 kilometrů jižně od Dadali. Varování před vlnou tsunami úřady nevydaly. Sydney - Poblíž alamounových ostrovů v jihozápadní části Tichého oceánu v pondělí udeřilo zemětřesení o síle 6,9 st
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Le retour du nucléaire au Japon suscite des inquiétudesTue, 11 Aug 2015 00:23:00 +0200.

Les réacteurs Sendai 1 et Sendai 2 sont les seuls réacteurs à pouvoir redémarrer pour l'instant. Le premier des deux devrait produire à nouveau de l'électricité à partir du 14 août, après sa remise en fonctionnement le 11 août. Crédits phot
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What We Need To Do To Prepare for Another Nuclear EventTue, 11 Aug 2015 00:14:00 +0200.

As we observe the 70th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it may seem like the threat from nuclear weapons has receded. But it hasn’t; the threat is actually increasing steadily. This is difficult to face for many people
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Japan's nuclear regulator says no repeat of Fukushima under new safety ... Mon, 10 Aug 2015 23:49:00 +0200.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear regulator said an accident on the scale of the 2011 Fukushima disaster would not occur under new safety rules imposed on reactors such as Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai No.1, set to be the first to restart
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),