M 5.1 in Palau on 25 Jan 2016 02:05 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 1079159
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 15.52 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.0243 , 134.7344
Event Date: 25 Jan 2016 02:05 UTC
25 Jan 2016 11:05 Local
Exposed Population:
About 19096 people within 100km
Inserted at: 25 Jan 2016 02:27 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
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 258 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

What to do when a tsunami hits the Marlborough coastFri, 29 Jan 2016 00:38:00 +0100.

A series of information sessions will be held in Marlborough to educate residents on what to do in the event of a tsunami. The sessions, organised by the Marlborough District Council, will cover what risk exists, what the signs of an impend
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Chile declares state of emergency after quakeFri, 29 Jan 2016 00:31:00 +0100.

The Chilean government declared a state of emergency in a central region Thursday after a magnitude-8.3 earthquake killed 11 people and caused widespread disruption. President Michelle Bachelet declared the state of emergency for the region
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After 2011 tsunami, parish in Japan rebuilds ‘bigger, stronger’ churchThu, 28 Jan 2016 16:34:00 +0100.

TRAGEDY revitalized the faith of Catholics in an area in Japan marred by a devastating tsunami five years ago. During the 51st International Eucharistic Congress yesterday, Keiichi Sugawara narrated his experience as a survivor of the March
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Disastro dello space shuttle Challenger: 30 anni fa l’esplosione in di ... Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:45:00 +0100.

(Di giovedì 28 gennaio 2016) “Obviously a major malfunction”. Quando alle 11e39 del 28 gennaio 1986 la voce dal centro comando della Nasa commentò in modo asettico l’esplosione dello space shuttle Challenger , l’America attonita e stordita
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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), INFORM (2), USGS (2),