M 4.6 in Peru on 03 Aug 2016 22:35 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 1091223
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 78.16 Km
Lat/Lon: -13.2942 , -74.7256
Event Date: 03 Aug 2016 22:35 UTC
03 Aug 2016 17:35 Local
Exposed Population:
838446 people within 100km
Inserted at: 03 Aug 2016 22:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
us100069xr 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: 276 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

El japonés que bucea hace 3 años para hallar a su esposa muertaSun, 07 Aug 2016 21:12:00 +0200.

Yasuo empezó buscándola en tierra firme, en el banco donde estaba trabajando en el momento de la desaparición, luego en todas las playas de Onagawa y, finalmente, en los bosques y las montañas. En septiembre de 2013, después de dos años y m
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35-Year-Old Southland Swimmer Set to Compete in OlympicsSun, 07 Aug 2016 20:59:00 +0200.

LOS ANGELES, CA — Swimmer Anthony Ervin of Valencia is set to begin competing in the 2016 Olympics Sunday as part of the U.S. men's 400-meter freestyle relay team, one day after another Santa Clarita Valley swimmer became the first Southern
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Japanese emperor to deliver televised abdication messageSun, 07 Aug 2016 20:24:00 +0200.

The development comes after Japanese media outlets, citing sources from the Imperial Household Agency, reported that the 82-year-old emperor plans to hand over the Chrysanthemum Throne to his eldest son Naruhito, 56, due to his old age and
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Japanese emperor to deliver rare TV speechSun, 07 Aug 2016 18:41:00 +0200.

While exact details are being kept under wraps, many expect Akihito, 82, to announce that he can no longer fully perform his duties as emperor. The clear implication, which may remain unspoken, is that the emperor desires to step down. The
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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),