M 5.5 in Bolivia on 22 May 2016 12:20 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 1086782
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 9.15 Km
Lat/Lon: -22.3818 , -64.2059
Event Date: 22 May 2016 12:20 UTC
22 May 2016 08:20 Local
Exposed Population:
347751 people within 100km
Inserted at: 22 May 2016 12:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
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: 366 | About casualties: 13 | Last hour: 0

Accurate tsunami warning made possible by new algorithm; Australian sc ... Thu, 26 May 2016 11:47:00 +0200.

Scientists at the Australian National University have developed the Time Reverse Imaging Method that take real-time data from ocean sensors and then use it to look like what the tsunami looked like when it was born. The new algorithm enable
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Ogni due minuti in Europa scompare un bambino: i dati da brividiThu, 26 May 2016 11:40:00 +0200.

(Di giovedì 26 maggio 2016) I numeri fanno paura. Scappano da casa, vengono rapiti o sottratti da un genitore. Altri, invece, fuggono da guerre, povertà e catastrofi naturali. Se non accompagnati, rischiano di scomparire vittime dello... B
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Monstrii de la Fukushima | Flori si fructe hidoase, rezultatul unor mu ... Thu, 26 May 2016 11:37:00 +0200.

Natura a luat-o razna în Japonia. Internetul este invadat de fotografii care surprind plante şi fructe monstruoase care cresc în localităţi din imediata vecinătate a centralei nucleare de la Fukushima. Zona a fost devastată, în martie 2011,
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A fost inventata capsula de supraviețuire in caz de cutremur, tsunami ... Thu, 26 May 2016 08:32:00 +0200.

Postat la: 26.05.2016 - 09:03 | Scris de: Ziua News. 0 Inginerii au inventat capsula de supraviețuire (Survival Capsule), un sistem personal de siguranţă, conceput pentru a proteja împotriva tsunamiurilor, tornadelor, uraganelor, cut
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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),