M 5 Off-shore on 18 Aug 2016 15:25 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 1092091
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -27.9863 , -176.2299
Event Date: 18 Aug 2016 15:25 UTC
18 Aug 2016 03:25 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 18 Aug 2016 16:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006eqh 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: 881 | About casualties: 17 | Last hour: 0

Presiden Jokowi Diminta Tutup Tambang Emas di Gunung Tumpang PituMon, 22 Aug 2016 15:12:00 +0200.

BANYUWANGI, KOMPAS.com - Lima organisasi membuat membuat petisi yang ditujukan kepada Presiden Joko Widodo dan Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan untuk menutup tambang emas di hutan lindung Tumpang Pitu yang berada di Kecamatan Pesangga
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Al menos 10 personas han muerto y 17 resultaron heridas en el centro s ... Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:11:00 +0200.

Flash Informativo. 07:42 hs Al menos 10 personas han muerto y 17 resultaron heridas en el centro sur de la India al precipitarse un autobús a un canal debido a un error humano, informó a Efe una fuente policial; 07:38 hs Los talibanes destr
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Réplicas del terremoto llegan a 2.425, según el Instituto GeofísicoMon, 22 Aug 2016 15:06:00 +0200.

Cinco réplicas del terremoto del 16 de abril se han registrado en las últimas 12 horas, informó el Instituto Geofísico. Desde las 18h00 del 21 de agosto hasta las 06h00 del 22 de agosto, se han localizado cinco réplicas en zonas ubicadas de
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Mild earthquake in UAE on Monday morningMon, 22 Aug 2016 15:05:00 +0200.

The tremor was at a depth of 7 km and to the north of Dibba Al Fujairah, and it had no effect inside the city. A mild earthquake measuring 2.6 on the Richter Scale was recorded in Dibba Al Fujairah early Monday morning, without causing any
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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), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), (2), INFORM (1), USGS (2),