M 4.8 in Papua New Guinea on 20 Sep 2015 03:01 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 1066332
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 37.54 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.9904 , 146.6569
Event Date: 20 Sep 2015 03:01 UTC
20 Sep 2015 13:01 Local
Exposed Population:
524964 people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 Sep 2015 03:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 129 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Aboga colegio de profesores de Chile por solucionar la deuda histórica ... Thu, 24 Sep 2015 02:49:00 +0200.

Santiago de Chile, 23 sep (RHC) El Colegio de Profesores de Chile abogó por solucionar la deuda histórica del gobierno con 30 000 maestros, quienes pasaron en 1981 del sector público al municipalizado. En conferencia de prensa, afirmó Jaime
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Reos donan 200 kilos de pan a damnificados del terremotoThu, 24 Sep 2015 02:46:00 +0200.

No hay chileno que quedara ajeno al desastre que provocó el terremoto y posterior tsunami en el Norte de nuestro país, muestra de ello es el gesto solidario de los internos de la cárcel de Huachalalume, quienes aportaron parte de su propia
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Local partners undervalued in humanitarian work: Red CrossThu, 24 Sep 2015 02:46:00 +0200.

In Syria, local doctors and aid groups have been central to getting medical treatment and basic supplies to people cut off or displaced by the conflict, as insecurity makes it dangerous for international staff to work on the ground. The imp
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Encuentran nueva víctima en región de Chile golpeada por terremoto y t ... Thu, 24 Sep 2015 02:43:00 +0200.

El cuerpo de una mujer fue encontrado este miércoles en el mar frente a las costas de la región de Coquimbo, la zona más golpeada por el terremoto y tsunami que golpeó Chile la semana pasada. Un bote pesquero encontró "el cuerpo de una muje
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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),