M 4.9 in Colombia on 28 Nov 2015 17:45 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 1073856
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 164.43 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.7375 , -72.9952
Event Date: 28 Nov 2015 17:45 UTC
28 Nov 2015 12:45 Local
Exposed Population:
1936769 people within 100km
Inserted at: 28 Nov 2015 18:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.7 -0.7
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: 278 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

We Need To Rid Ethnicity From Our MindsWed, 02 Dec 2015 14:06:00 +0100.

There are two things in this world. It is either a yes or a no. You either come or go. That is the world. For this reason, after reading this piece, you would either like it or condemn it. Whatever you choose to do is your choice. That is l
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BAPPENAS: Nilai Kerusakan Gambut Tak Sama dengan Dampak Tsunami AcehWed, 02 Dec 2015 12:58:00 +0100.

Bisnis.com , JAKARTA Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional menilai kerusakan lahan gambut bukan justifikasi yang tepat untuk membentuk lembaga ad hoc bernama Badan Restorasi Ekosistem Gambut. Direktur Kehutanan Bappenas Basah Hernowo menga
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International robot show powers up in TokyoWed, 02 Dec 2015 11:51:00 +0100.

The biannual International Robot Exhibition kicked off Wednesday in Tokyo, showcasing the latest advances in robotics — including technology for use in disaster scenarios and in the nursing-care field. With a record 446 firms attending the
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Al menos cinco muertos y un millón de evacuados por terremoto en ChileWed, 02 Dec 2015 08:15:00 +0100.

CHILE- Al menos cinco muertos, un desaparecido y un millón de evacuados ha dejado el terremoto que golpeó el miércoles la zona central de Chile y que mantiene al país bajo alerta de tsunami, informó la madrugada de este jueves el subsecreta
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
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),