M 4.9 in Peru on 24 Aug 2015 10:01 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 1063769
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 71.48 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.0088 , -70.9296
Event Date: 24 Aug 2015 10:01 UTC
24 Aug 2015 05:01 Local
Exposed Population:
570042 people within 100km
Inserted at: 24 Aug 2015 10:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.8 -0.8
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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Meteo assessment
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 188 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

Geologie: Tsunamis zwischen Gibraltar und HaifaFri, 28 Aug 2015 09:43:00 +0200.

Man hält es für ein Phänomen ferner Weltgegenden, doch können zerstörerische Flutwellen auch im Mittelmeer auftreten.Geologen haben nun untersucht, was Seebeben vor den Küsten Siziliens und Kretas anrichten würden. Mit 300 Kilometer pro St
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Terremot fil-Medterran jista' ...Fri, 28 Aug 2015 09:42:00 +0200.

Xjenzati qegħdin isostnu li terremot b'saħħa ta' 7 fuq l-iskala Richter fil-Medterran jista' jikkawża tsunami li jwassal biex jgħarraq partijiet kbar tal-kosta fil-Mediterran. Minn studju li sar, jirriżulta li hemm madwar 130 miljun persuna
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Quake in Med would cause devastating tsunami, scientists warnFri, 28 Aug 2015 09:33:00 +0200.

Around 130 million people in Mediterranean coastal areas are at risk of a devastating tsunami, which could be triggered by even a moderate earthquake. Scientists have found that a tsunami resulting from a magnitude 7 earthquake beneath Sici
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Zamrożone w czasie miasto widmo. Fukushima na niezwykłych zdjęciach Po ... Fri, 28 Aug 2015 09:27:00 +0200.

Cztery lata po wycieku materiału radioaktywnego z elektrowni atomowej w Fukushimie, mieszkańcy najbliżej położonych miejscowości wciąż nie mogą tam powrócić. Polski fotograf Arkadiusz Podniesiński wybrał się do Japonii, by zrobić zdjęcia ty
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
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 (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),