M 4.8 in Chile on 29 Jan 2016 20:07 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 1079607
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 36.05 Km
Lat/Lon: -30.3374 , -71.627
Event Date: 29 Jan 2016 20:07 UTC
29 Jan 2016 17:07 Local
Exposed Population:
532034 people within 100km
Inserted at: 30 Jan 2016 17:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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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Latest media headlines

Articles: 246 | About casualties: 4 | Last hour: 0

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TAIWAN - A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the northeast of Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake hit at 22:19 local time (1419 GMT), USGS said, at a depth of 190 k
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Horrified cabbies pick up 'GHOST PASSENGERS' in area devastated by 201 ... Tue, 02 Feb 2016 18:10:00 +0100.

In each instance, the story is similar. A taxi driver in north-east Japan picks up a passenger in an area devastated by the 2011 and tsunami. earthquake They start the meter and ask for the destination, to which the customer gives a strange
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5.8-Magnitude Quake Felt in TaiwanTue, 02 Feb 2016 18:02:00 +0100.

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the northeast of Taiwan on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake hit at 22:19 local time (1419 GMT), USGS said, at a depth of 190 kilomete
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Las verdaderas Atlántida: las islas y ciudades que sí se tragó el marTue, 02 Feb 2016 17:58:00 +0100.

Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption Compartir Los científicos creen que la historia de Atlántida es un mito. Pero otras desapariciones misteriosas tendrían su fondo de verdad. En una noche de cataclismo, los dioses enviaron un batallón
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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),