M 4.8 in China on 20 Jun 2016 00:39 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 1088466
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.1372 , 121.5733
Event Date: 20 Jun 2016 00:39 UTC
20 Jun 2016 08:39 Local
Exposed Population:
607959 people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 Jun 2016 01:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us200065fh 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

Articles: 755 | About casualties: 171 | Last hour: 0

Tornado azota ciudad del este de China; hay 78 muertosThu, 23 Jun 2016 23:08:00 +0200.

El tornado sacudió un área densamente poblada de granjas y fábricas cerca de la ciudad de Yancheng en la provincia de Jiangsu, ubicada a unos 800 kilómetros (500 millas) al sur de Beijing. Alrededor de 500 personas resultaron heridas, 200 d
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Powerful tornado strikes east China; 78 reportedly deadThu, 23 Jun 2016 22:59:00 +0200.

BEIJING — A powerful tornado and hailstorm struck the outskirts of an eastern Chinese city on Thursday, killing at least 78 people and destroying buildings, smashing trees and flipping vehicles on their roofs. The tornado hit a densely popu
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78 muertos y 500 heridos las víctimas por tormentas en ChinaThu, 23 Jun 2016 22:59:00 +0200.

El número de víctimas por las intensas tormentas de la provincia china de Jiangsu aumentó a 78 muertos y cerca de 500 heridos, 200 de ellos de gravedad, según anunció hoy el Ministerio de Asuntos Civiles. Lluvias muy intensas, vientos rache
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Chinese state media say 78 killed by powerful tornadoThu, 23 Jun 2016 22:58:00 +0200.

The tornado hit a densely populated area of farms and factories near the city of Yancheng in Jiangsu province, about 800 kilometres (500 miles) south of Beijing. Nearly 500 people were injured, 200 of them critically, the official Xinhua Ne
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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), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),