M 4.7 Off-shore on 22 Aug 2016 17:29 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 1092345
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 20.99 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.9472 , -176.5038
Event Date: 22 Aug 2016 17:29 UTC
22 Aug 2016 05:29 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 22 Aug 2016 22:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006ftx 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: 1666 | About casualties: 220 | Last hour: 0

18h27 Italie : une "miss" rescapée du séisme et du naufrage du Costa C ... Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:27:00 +0200.

Nicole di Mario a défilé jeudi soir pour la finale du concours "Miss Ombrie" (centre), mais cette étudiante qui avait fui la nuit précédente le séisme d'Amatrice après avoir survécu quatre ans et demi plus tôt au naufrage du Costa Concordia
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Rieti athletics meeting canceled due to earthquake aftermathFri, 26 Aug 2016 17:26:00 +0200.

A man and woman comfort each other in front of a collapsed house, in Amatrice, Friday, Aug. 26, 2016. Rescue crews have raced against time since a devastating earthquake leveled three towns in central Italy last Wednesday Aug. 23, leaving h
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At least 267 lives claimed in Italy devastating earthquakeFri, 26 Aug 2016 17:25:00 +0200.

Victims of the earthquake search for suitable clothes at a gymnasium which is turned into a temporary shelter in the town of Amatrice， Italy， Aug. 26， 2016. At least 267 lives were claimed in the devastating earthquake that hit the central
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Un terremoto de magnitud 4,2 sacude las costas de GreciaFri, 26 Aug 2016 17:23:00 +0200.

. Foto Archivo. Un terremoto de magnitud 4,2 ha sacudido este viernes la costa de Grecia del mar Egeo, informa el Centro Sismológico Europeo del Mediterráneo. El epicentro del sismo estuvo localizado a 94 kilómetros al noreste de Atenas y
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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),