M 4.6 in Italy on 16 Jan 2016 18:55 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 1078711
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 4.86 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.5993 , 14.6489
Event Date: 16 Jan 2016 18:55 UTC
16 Jan 2016 19:55 Local
Exposed Population:
6807133 people within 100km
Inserted at: 16 Jan 2016 19:30 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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 260 | About casualties: 38 | Last hour: 0

U.S. preps quake response for deadly 'Big One' in Pacific NorthwestWed, 20 Jan 2016 18:10:00 +0100.

Military and civilian officials on the west coast of the United States are preparing plans for what could one day be the country's largest emergency response to a natural disaster. The plans include waves of cargo planes, helicopters and sh
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Vugt: Life is a vocationWed, 20 Jan 2016 17:55:00 +0100.

A VOCATION is a calling from God. It demands a total commitment, a life-time commitment to selfless love, because God is love. You really need faith in order to fulfill that commitment. Take for instance what happened in Japan some time ago
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Emergency planners draft playbook for deadly "Big One"Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:47:00 +0100.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- As military helicopters ferry search and rescue teams over the Pacific Northwest, below them are scenes of devastation from a giant earthquake that could strike the region at any time. Tsunami waters surge through coastal
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VIDÉO. Ce robot va aller là où l'homme ne peut pas aller dans la centr ... Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:31:00 +0100.

ROBOT - Plusieurs groupes japonais avaient présenté mi-décembre une équipe de robots "décontaminateurs" pour nettoyer les bâtiments des réacteurs nucléaires inaccessibles à l'homme à la centrale accidentée de Fukushima. Trois imposants engi
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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 (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),