M 5.8 in Chile on 19 Dec 2015 19:25 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 1076379
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.8M
Depth: 46.37 Km
Lat/Lon: -30.6454 , -71.368
Event Date: 19 Dec 2015 19:25 UTC
19 Dec 2015 16:25 Local
Exposed Population: 550000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 19 Dec 2015 19:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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: 364 | About casualties: 15 | Last hour: 0

Assembleia Geral aprova criação do Dia Mundial do TsunamiWed, 23 Dec 2015 17:46:00 +0100.

5 de novembro foi a data escolhida para ampliar conscientização mundial sobre ameaças dos desastres naturais; resolução aprovada foi apresentada por Japão e Chile; proposta visa também ampliar medidas para reduzir riscos. Leda Letra, da Rá
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Lista de terremotos ocurridos en NicaraguaWed, 23 Dec 2015 17:06:00 +0100.

El terremoto que más estremeció el país fue el del año 1972, que destruyó Managua, la capital de Nicaragua, por completo. Foto 1528 Destrucción de León Viejo (primera capital) 1609 Sismos fuertes en León Viejo (éxodos de la población), Erup
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ZDF-Doku: Plötzlich im Shitstorm - wie eine Redakteurin den Zorn des I ... Wed, 23 Dec 2015 16:32:00 +0100.

Vor drei Jahren schrieb Bianka Echtermeyer für brigitte.de eine Glosse über erwachsene Männer auf Skateboards. Im Internet schlug ihr daraufhin blanker Hass entgegen, Menschen drohten ihr mit Mord. Das Erlebte verfolgt die 40-Jährige bis he
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Viet Nam: Viet Nam to build tsunami warning systemWed, 23 Dec 2015 16:23:00 +0100.

HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam will start building a tsunami warning system next year, with 532 alert stations in 13 coastal cities facing a high tsunami risk. The warning system, which will be installed from central Ha Tinh Province to Ba Ria Vun
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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 (48), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),