M 4.7 in Nicaragua on 03 Aug 2016 12:05 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 1091198
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 89.12 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.2317 , -85.8611
Event Date: 03 Aug 2016 12:05 UTC
03 Aug 2016 06:05 Local
Exposed Population:
1126977 people within 100km
Inserted at: 03 Aug 2016 12:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
us100069px 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: 350 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Japanese emperor to deliver televised abdication messageSun, 07 Aug 2016 11:14:00 +0200.

The ten-minute address, set to be aired at 3 p.m., will be a pre-recorded transmission, reported Kyodo news agency. Since the current constitution does not include provisions for succession while the monarch is still alive, the emperor is e
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Japanese emperor to deliver televised abdication messageSun, 07 Aug 2016 11:10:00 +0200.

Tokyo, Aug 7 (IANS) Japanese Emperor Akihito is set to deliver a televised message on Monday about his desire to abdicate, which would require significant changes to the country's constitution. The development comes after Japanese media out
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Mavi aynasında sularınSun, 07 Aug 2016 10:27:00 +0200.

: boy verip görünmek istiyorum! Denize dönmek istiyorum! Gemiler gider aydın ufuklara gemiler gider! Gergin beyaz yelkenleri doldurmaz keder. Elbet ömrüm gemilerde bir gün olsun nöbete yeter. Ve madem ki bir gün ölüm mukadder; Ben sularda b
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El emperador de Japón aborda mañana su futura abdicación en un mensaje ... Sun, 07 Aug 2016 09:47:00 +0200.

Tokio, 7 ago (EFE).- El emperador Akihito de Japón abordará mañana en un mensaje televisivo su futura abdicación, para la que sería necesario hacer cambios significativos en el Constitución nipona, que no contempla actualmente el supuesto d
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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),