M 4.5 in Nicaragua on 12 Sep 2015 11:22 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 1065358
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 4 Km
Lat/Lon: 12.8189 , -86.6039
Event Date: 12 Sep 2015 11:22 UTC
12 Sep 2015 05:22 Local
Exposed Population:
3581121 people within 100km
Inserted at: 12 Sep 2015 11:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 340 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

Scossa di terremoto in Indonesia, nessun allarme tsunamiWed, 16 Sep 2015 11:15:00 +0200.

Giacarta, 16 set. (askanews) - Una potente scossa di terremoto, di magnitudo 6,3 sulla scala Richter, ha colpito la parte orientale dell'Indonesia, dove non sono stati per il momento segnalati danni a cose o persone né è stata lanciata un'a
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Powerful quake in eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alertWed, 16 Sep 2015 10:59:00 +0200.

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake struck at a depth of 52 kilometres (3
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Posts by AFPWed, 16 Sep 2015 10:59:00 +0200.

By Ujunwa Ochulo A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake... By Ujunwa Ochulo
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Strong quake hits E. Indonesia, no tsunami warning issuedWed, 16 Sep 2015 10:52:00 +0200.

JAKARTA, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- A powerful undersea quake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted eastern parts of Indonesia on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake struck at 14
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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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),