M 5.3 Off-shore on 28 Aug 2015 15:30 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 1064098
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.3M
Depth: 114.58 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.1913 , 142.51
Event Date: 28 Aug 2015 15:30 UTC
29 Aug 2015 01:30 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 28 Aug 2015 15:48 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.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 621 | About casualties: 39 | Last hour: 0

09/01 19:36 Magnitude-4.8 earthquake strikes off KaohsiungTue, 01 Sep 2015 15:16:00 +0200.

Taipei, Sept. 1 (CNA) A magnitude-4.8 earthquake rattled Taiwan's southwest coast Tuesday afternoon, with light shaking felt in the southern city of Kaohsiung. The quake occurred at 5:34 p.m., with its epicenter located at sea 72 kilometers
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Firms promote practical items in times of disasterTue, 01 Sep 2015 13:47:00 +0200.

With the chances of a destructive earthquake hitting the Kanto region in the next 30 years estimated to be 70 percent, disaster preparedness seems to be on the minds of many people. As they seek safety, and minimum necessities in times of t
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Les longues journées estivales et les siestes grenadines sont propices à la lecture, quand on aime celle-ci. Le prix du livre étant élevé, voire très élevé, on cherche dans sa petite bibliothèque un vieux titre qu’on a lu, il a y fort longt
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Water and Power: A new sign of El Niño's powerTue, 01 Sep 2015 13:42:00 +0200.

Next disaster: Type in your address to see how well your community conserved water. Could California experience its own version of Hurricane Katrina? The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is protected by levees , which could break in the event o
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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), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), (2), INFORM (1), USGS (2),