M 4.6 in New Zealand on 08 Feb 2016 09:32 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 1080229
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -37.8618 , -179.7137
Event Date: 08 Feb 2016 09:32 UTC
07 Feb 2016 21:32 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 08 Feb 2016 12:33 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.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 889 | About casualties: 54 | Last hour: 0

Magdalena del MarFri, 12 Feb 2016 09:09:00 +0100.

Este sábado 6 de febrero se celebrará en el Perú el Día del Pisco Sour y aquí te presentamos una serie de actividades para conmemorar esta fecha especial. En Mi ciudad | 30.12.15. En esta galería de imágenes podrás apreciar cómo quedaron l
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Siachen gives military depth which India can’t loseFri, 12 Feb 2016 09:01:00 +0100.

In pic: In this file handout photograph released by the Indian Defence Ministry on February 8, 2016, Indian army personnel search for survivors after a deadly avalanche on the Siachen glacier. ET SPECIAL: Love visual aspect of news? Enjoy
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Nation mourns after Siachen glacier braveheart loses battle for lifeFri, 12 Feb 2016 08:52:00 +0100.

New Delhi: Three days after his miraculous rescue from beneath tonnes of snow following an avalanche that hit his post in Siachen Glacier at a height of 19,600 feet, Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad breathed his last at Army Research and Ref
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Usually peaceful New Brunswick village grapples with earthquake 'swarm ... Fri, 12 Feb 2016 08:46:00 +0100.

MCADAM, N.B. - The normally peaceful village of McAdam, N.B., has been rattled by some 30 earthquakes this month, leaving its residents frightened and bewildered. Many areas commonly have small quakes, but their sudden frequency in McAdam h
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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), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),