M 4.8 in Chile on 11 Mar 2016 07:02 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 1082249
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 78.99 Km
Lat/Lon: -23.1323 , -68.7234
Event Date: 11 Mar 2016 07:02 UTC
11 Mar 2016 04:02 Local
Exposed Population:
152742 people within 100km
Inserted at: 11 Mar 2016 07:20 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -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: 1318 | About casualties: 64 | Last hour: 0

Müssen die Atomkonzerne entschädigt werden?Tue, 15 Mar 2016 06:23:00 +0100.

Im Sommer 2011 beschloss der Bundestag mit dem "Dreizehnten Gesetz zur Änderung des Atomgesetzes" einen vorzeitigen Ausstieg aus der Atomenergie. Acht Atomkraftwerken wurde mit dem Gesetz sofort die Betriebserlaubnis entzogen. Für alle ande
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Tsunami Monument inaugurationTue, 15 Mar 2016 06:22:00 +0100.

MALE, MALDIVES, March 13, 2016: The ceremony held on March 13, 2016 to inaugurate the relocated Tsunami Monument at the Thin Ruh Park on the western coast of capital Male. HAVEERU PHOTO/ MOHAMED SHARUHAAN; MALE, MALDIVES, March 13, 2016: T
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Müssen die Atomkonzerne entschädigt werden?Tue, 15 Mar 2016 06:08:00 +0100.

Im Sommer 2011 beschloss der Bundestag mit dem "Dreizehnten Gesetz zur Änderung des Atomgesetzes" einen vorzeitigen Ausstieg aus der Atomenergie. Acht Atomkraftwerken wurde mit dem Gesetz sofort die Betriebserlaubnis entzogen. Für alle ande
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Operator Appeals Court Order Forcing Shutdown of Japanese Nuclear Plan ... Tue, 15 Mar 2016 06:07:00 +0100.

TOKYO – The owner of the nuclear plant in Takahama in western Japan appealed on Monday against a court ruling on March 9, ordering the shutdown of the plant owing to safety concerns. Kansai Electric Power presented the appeal at the Otsu Di
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

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),