M 4.7 Off-shore on 20 Aug 2016 22:30 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 1092241
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -55.1813 , -30.7896
Event Date: 20 Aug 2016 22:30 UTC
20 Aug 2016 20:30 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 Aug 2016 23:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006fhe 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: 1544 | About casualties: 223 | Last hour: 0

Before and after photos show impact of Italy's earthquakeWed, 24 Aug 2016 22:24:00 +0200.

Story highlights 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit central Italy and rescuers are searching for survivors; At least 120 people have been killed; rescuers are struggling to reach some remote towns. "Everybody is outside and people are quite afra
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Pope Leads Thousands In Praying The Rosary For Italy Earthquake Victim ... Wed, 24 Aug 2016 22:22:00 +0200.

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Italy early Wednesday, leaving more than a hundred people dead and thousands more displaced. As the death toll climbed and the country reeled from the disaster, Pope Francis postponed a planned portion of h
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4:21 UN Offers Support to Italy and Myanmar, Shaken by EarthquakesWed, 24 Aug 2016 22:22:00 +0200.

24 de agosto de 2016, 16:21 United Nations, Aug 24 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sent today his condolences to the Italian and Myanmar governments and expressed his sorrow for the loss of lives as a consequence of the ear
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Death toll from Italian earthquake hits 120 and is expected to rise fu ... Wed, 24 Aug 2016 22:21:00 +0200.

Nearby Amatrice was also hard hit, according to village Mayor Sergio Pirozzi. "Three-quarters of the town is not there anymore," Pirozzi said. "The aim now is to save as many lives as possible. There are voices under the rubble, we have to
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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),