M 4.8 in Tonga on 11 Feb 2016 13:47 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 1080444
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 47.64 Km
Lat/Lon: -16.938 , -173.3595
Event Date: 11 Feb 2016 13:47 UTC
11 Feb 2016 01:47 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 11 Feb 2016 14:21 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: 438 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights displacement in Myanmar and Ph ... Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:17:00 +0100.

PHILIPPINES. Clashes between Government forces and lawless elements displaced more than 17,000 people in Maguindanao province. Two separate incidents occurred on 5 and 10 Feb, leaving five civilians injured (three men, one boy and one girl)
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هاشم كرار : عفوا.. فنان يكتب عني!Mon, 15 Feb 2016 12:12:00 +0100.

أستميح القارئ- هذه المرة- وأنا أفسح هذه المرة، للكاتب الصديق والتشكيلي الفنان، صاحب الجنسية الانجلو سودانية- ابراهيم علي ابراهيم، وهو يكتب عني من «الدنيا الجديدة». لا أطيل.. ندخل علي ابراهيم، وهو يكتب تحت عنوان: «المرأة في كتابات هاشم كرار»
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Semafori T-Red, dopo dieci anni finisce l’incubo a GoriziaMon, 15 Feb 2016 11:27:00 +0100.

Montagne di ricorsi al Giudice di pace a causa dei T-red GORIZIA «Appena oggi, a dieci anni di distanza da quell’autentico tsunami , stiamo venendo a capo della vicenda T-Red, le fotocamere ai semafori che vennero installate fra 2006 e 2007
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Da Novara allo Yemen per Medici senza frontiere: “Aspettavo soldati, s ... Mon, 15 Feb 2016 11:25:00 +0100.

Mi aspettavo di curare soldati, sono arrivati bambini. Reclutati e feriti nei campi militari che venivano bombardati: Luca Carenzo, 30 anni, medico specializzando di Novara all’Università del Piemonte Orientale , è appena tornato da Saada,
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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),