M 5.3 in Guam on 12 Apr 2016 11:24 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 1084224
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.3M
Depth: 56.46 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.3295 , 140.8392
Event Date: 12 Apr 2016 11:24 UTC
12 Apr 2016 20:24 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 12 Apr 2016 11:51 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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 1794 | About casualties: 205 | Last hour: 0

Se activa volcán en Japón tras recientes sismosSat, 16 Apr 2016 10:03:00 +0200.

El volcán expulsó una columna de humo y cenizas de 100 metros de altura/ Foto: Cortesía. El volcán Aso entró en erupción en la prefectura japonesa de Kumamoto , donde se han registrado una serie de fuertes terremotos los últimos dos días.
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At least 29 dead as second earthquake hits JapanSat, 16 Apr 2016 10:02:00 +0200.

An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.3 struck southern Japan early Saturday, killing at least 29 people and injuring 1,500 less than 24 hours after a quake Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that of the 1,500 injured, 80 were
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Japon: 18 morts dans un nouveau séisme, des habitants pris au piègeSat, 16 Apr 2016 09:59:00 +0200.

«Nous avons connaissance de nombreux endroits où des gens ont été ensevelis. La police, les pompiers et les soldats font tout leur possible pour les secourir », a déclaré le porte-parole du gouvernement, Yoshihide Suga. Neuf personnes avaie
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Sismo de intensidad 5,4 Richter se percibió en las regiones de Antofag ... Sat, 16 Apr 2016 09:59:00 +0200.

. Según indicó el SHOA, el movimiento telúrico no reúne las condiciones para provocar un tsunami. La madrugada de este sábado se percibió un sismo de magnitud 5,4 Richter en la zona norte del país, especificamente en las regiones de Antofa
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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), INFORM (2), USGS (2),