M 4.5 in Philippines on 28 Aug 2015 16:15 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 1064105
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 108.31 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.6007 , 126.6925
Event Date: 28 Aug 2015 16:15 UTC
29 Aug 2015 00:15 Local
Exposed Population:
465690 people within 100km
Inserted at: 28 Aug 2015 18:51 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: 210 | About casualties: 9 | Last hour: 0

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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Lu pour vous, Cannibales et Monarques : Hier comme aujourd'hui, pas d' ... Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:46:00 +0200.

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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História Hoje: Saiba mais sobre o grande terremoto japonêsTue, 01 Sep 2015 13:25:00 +0200.

No dia 1 de setembro de 1923 um terremoto atingiu o Japão na região de Kanto. Tóquio e as cidades vizinhas, Chiba, Kanagawa e Shizuoka, foram devastadas. A tragédia foi chamada de o grande terremoto. O tremor teve uma magnitude de 7.9 na es
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Child thyroid cancer unlikely to rise in Fukushima but extent of radia ... Tue, 01 Sep 2015 10:00:00 +0200.

UNITED NATIONS – An increase in thyroid cancer among children is unlikely after the disaster at the Fukushima No 1 nuclear plant four years ago, but it remains unclear exactly how much radiation children in the vicinity were exposed to, Int
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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),