M 4.9 in United States on 02 May 2016 13:38 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 1085554
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 30.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 59.4153 , -144.725
Event Date: 02 May 2016 13:38 UTC
02 May 2016 03:38 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 02 May 2016 14:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
ALASKA EC 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: 631 | About casualties: 4 | Last hour: 0

Quake support scarce for people with autism, other disordersFri, 06 May 2016 13:03:00 +0200.

KUMAMOTO – People with developmental disorders such as autism tend to suffer more during disasters, and the Kumamoto Earthquake is no exception. Since the fatal quakes last month, families with such children have been avoiding public shelte
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Fort McMurray blaze grows as firefighters hope for rainFri, 06 May 2016 12:36:00 +0200.

How do you stop a big, fast-moving wildfire like the one ravaging Fort McMurray, Alberta? The answer is, you can’t. Don Whittemore, a senior disaster response manager from Boulder, Colo., who has trained teams of firefighters in the United
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Khan vs. Álvarez, la falsa promesaFri, 06 May 2016 12:27:00 +0200.

Nunca en la historia hubo 12 campeones británicos en el boxeo. Hoy sí. Amir Khan es uno de ellos. Medallista de plata en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas 2004, tiene 31 victorias en 34 combates como profesional. Mañana enfrentará a Saúl Canel
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World Red Cross Red Crescent Day: Statement from our PresidentsFri, 06 May 2016 11:05:00 +0200.

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2016 Statement by Mr Tadateru Konoé, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Mr Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Worl
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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),