M 5.2 in Indonesia on 29 Jan 2016 17:32 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 1079599
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.9301 , 126.0938
Event Date: 29 Jan 2016 17:32 UTC
30 Jan 2016 02:32 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 30 Jan 2016 16:27 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  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 264 | About casualties: 24 | Last hour: 0

Rätselhafter Alaska-Tsunami 1964: Fatale Stufen am MeeresgrundTue, 02 Feb 2016 17:18:00 +0100.

Das Erdbeben in Alaska am 27. März 1964 mit der Stärke von 9,2 war eines der heftigsten, die je gemessen wurden. Dank der Abgeschiedenheit der Region starben lediglich 169 Menschen beim sogenannten Karfreitagsbeben ; vergleichbare Beben kön
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Scientists solve mystery of 1964 Alaska tsunamiTue, 02 Feb 2016 17:09:00 +0100.

Underwater landslides at depths of 820 to 1,150 feet - much deeper than those that caused tsunamis affecting other communities - sent killing waves toward the Prince William Sound community of Chenega, where 23 of 75 residents died and all
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US helicopter-maker Bell eyes Asian marketTue, 02 Feb 2016 16:26:00 +0100.

SINGAPORE: Amid a drying up of demand for aircraft supporting offshore oil and gas rigs, US-headquartered Bell Helicopter is looking to seal more deals in the parapublic space, which includes the law enforcement, and fire departments of gov
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B.C.'s earthquake preparedness progressing slowly but surely: expertTue, 02 Feb 2016 15:56:00 +0100.

VANCOUVER - Perceived public apathy towards the threat of a major earthquake off Canada's west coast hasn't stopped governments across southwestern British Columbia from quietly earmarking millions of dollars for seismic upgrades and constr
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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), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),