M 4.5 in Chile on 16 Nov 2015 04:55 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 1072401
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 76.92 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.774 , -69.8405
Event Date: 16 Nov 2015 04:55 UTC
16 Nov 2015 01:55 Local
Exposed Population:
460246 people within 100km
Inserted at: 16 Nov 2015 05:30 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: 336 | About casualties: 13 | Last hour: 0

Abandoned bikes from Chiba find new riders in tsunami-hit OfunatoFri, 20 Nov 2015 04:28:00 +0100.

MATSUDO, Chiba Prefecture--With public transportation in Ofunato, Iwata Prefecture, still a shadow of its former self four years after the city was struck by a massive tsunami on March 2011, the city government here rode to the rescue. Rep
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7.0 Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Solomon IslandsFri, 20 Nov 2015 03:06:00 +0100.

No Pacific-wide tsunami created. HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, Nov. 19, 2015) – The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has reported the initial measurement of today’s earthquake at 7.0 magnitude, located 10
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¿Cómo preparar a los niños para enfrentar situaciones de emergencia?Fri, 20 Nov 2015 00:04:00 +0100.

En el contexto del Día Universal del Niño, el programa Conectados por la Seguridad de Fundación Motorola Solutions entregó tips esenciales orientados a que los más pequeños sean promotores de este nuevo rol social de los individuos frente a
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Japan plays leadership role in predicting weather in AsiaThu, 19 Nov 2015 23:56:00 +0100.

September 18, 2015. Tsunami waves spawned by the magnitude-8.3 earthquake that struck off the central coast of Chile on the evening of Sept. 16 swept into coastal areas across Japan on Sept. 18, but no injuries or damage have been reported
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

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),