M 5 in Argentina on 12 Sep 2015 08:13 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 1065347
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -31.6407 , -68.3669
Event Date: 12 Sep 2015 08:13 UTC
12 Sep 2015 05:13 Local
Exposed Population:
661366 people within 100km
Inserted at: 12 Sep 2015 08:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
Satellite products
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 157 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Australian Tsunami Warning Centre staff cry foul at penalty shift pay ... Wed, 16 Sep 2015 02:04:00 +0200.

The scientists who work around the clock operating Australia's tsunami early warning system say their wages are about to be slashed in the latest stage of the public service cost-cutting drive. The specialists at the Australian Tsunami Warn
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Investigadores de tsunamis recomiendan estar alerta a los signos que l ... Wed, 16 Sep 2015 01:53:00 +0200.

Agencia ID. En el país se han registrado 70 entre 1700 y 2015, pero prevén uno de alto impacto en Colima. Tarda cinco minutos en generarse un tsunami después de un gran sismo, lo que representa poco tiempo para evacuar la población y coloca
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Australian Tsunami Warning Centre staff cry foul at penalty shift pay ... Wed, 16 Sep 2015 01:38:00 +0200.

The scientists who work around the clock operating Australia's tsunami early warning system say their wages are about to be slashed in the latest stage of the public service cost-cutting drive. The specialists at the Australian Tsunami Warn
...(more)
Marina to get state-of-the-art aquariumTue, 15 Sep 2015 22:04:00 +0200.

CHENNAI: Something fishy is brewing at Marina, but it's something to cheer about. Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation planning to set up a marine aquarium near the swimming pool. Officials said the aquarium, which will give a peep
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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), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),