M 5.1 in Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on 20 Feb 2016 16:48 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 1081017
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.8333 , -32.6181
Event Date: 20 Feb 2016 16:48 UTC
20 Feb 2016 14:48 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 Feb 2016 17:15 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

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3 dead as severe storms lash SouthWed, 24 Feb 2016 16:05:00 +0100.

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Severe storms move into East; 3 dead in SouthWed, 24 Feb 2016 15:47:00 +0100.

At least three people were killed Tuesday night as strong storms and tornadoes blasted through the southern U.S. More severe weather is forecast Wednesday along the eastern seaboard, all the way from New York to Florida, according to the St
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), (2), INFORM (1), USGS (2),