M 5.4 in Papua New Guinea on 29 Sep 2015 15:35 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 1067563
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.4M
Depth: 50.77 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.4479 , 152.0194
Event Date: 29 Sep 2015 15:35 UTC
30 Sep 2015 01:35 Local
Exposed Population:
About 33439 people within 100km
Inserted at: 29 Sep 2015 16:00 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  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 290 | About casualties: 6 | Last hour: 0

Megatsunami zou ons van de kaart kunnen vegenSat, 03 Oct 2015 14:24:00 +0200.

De monstergolf werd 73.000 jaar geleden veroorzaakt doordat de Fogo-vulkaan op de Kaapverdische eilanden plots ineenstortte. Rotsblokken van 167 kubieke meter en 770 ton vielen in de oceaan en veroorzaakten een 244 meter hoge golf die een e
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Sismo de 5,3 en la escala Richter se percibe en La SerenaSat, 03 Oct 2015 13:40:00 +0200.

Publicado por Marcial Parraguez Un sismo de fuerte magnitud se percibió la mañana de este sábado en la región de Coquimbo. Según reportó la Centro Sismológico Nacional la magnitud del sismo fue de 5.3 Richter, a 38 Kms al Oeste de La Seren
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Quei canyon sommersi, un pericolo per le coste italianeSat, 03 Oct 2015 13:17:00 +0200.

INTORNO alle coste italiane ci sono dei canyon profondi, talvolta percorsi da correnti impetuose. Sono i canyon sottomarini: incisioni lungo coste e fondali che mettono a rischio strade, porti, ferrovie e infrastrutture sommerse. Ignorati f
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A 1000ft high tsunami triggered by a volcano collapse 73000 years ago ... Sat, 03 Oct 2015 12:55:00 +0200.

A 1,000ft high tsunami triggered by a volcano collapse 73,000 years ago could happen again, warn scientists. Belfast Telegraph Saturday 3rd October, 2015. The Fogo volcano in Ecuador which geologists think partially collapsed on the eastern
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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),