M 5 in Solomon Islands on 01 Aug 2016 21:24 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 1091102
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 22.6 Km
Lat/Lon: -9.4272 , 159.4816
Event Date: 01 Aug 2016 21:24 UTC
02 Aug 2016 08:24 Local
Exposed Population:
177114 people within 100km
Inserted at: 01 Aug 2016 21:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us100069av 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: 267 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

INTERNACIONAL - Política: Akihito emitirá mensaje en medio de reporte ... Fri, 05 Aug 2016 21:08:00 +0200.

Por MARI YAMAGUCHI. TOKIO (AP) El emperador Akihito de Japón va a emitir el lunes un inusual mensaje en video, en medio de especulaciones de que quiere abdicar en los próximos años. En su mensaje, Akihito va a expresar sus pensamientos sobr
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OSU geologist: Building marine science center in tsunami zone is 'comp ... Fri, 05 Aug 2016 21:04:00 +0200.

A prominent Oregon State University geologist described President Ed Ray's decision to build a $50 million building in a tsunami zone as risky, expensive and "completely inexplicable." Chris Goldfinger, a professor in OSU's College of Earth
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Emperador Akihito emitirá mensaje en medio de rumores de abdicaciónFri, 05 Aug 2016 20:21:00 +0200.

TOKIO.-El emperador Akihito de Japón va a emitir el lunes un inusual mensaje en video, en medio de especulaciones de que quiere abdicar en los próximos años. En su mensaje, Akihito va a expresar sus pensamientos sobre su tarea oficial como
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Japan emperor to issue video message amid abdication reportsFri, 05 Aug 2016 19:59:00 +0200.

TOKYO Japan’s Emperor Akihito will issue a rare video message to the public Monday amid speculation he wants to abdicate in the coming years. Akihito in his recorded message will convey his thoughts about his official duties as a symbol, hi
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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 (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),