M 4.5 in United States on 27 Aug 2016 08:24 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 1092736
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 39.28 Km
Lat/Lon: 53.1043 , -166.7081
Event Date: 27 Aug 2016 08:24 UTC
26 Aug 2016 21:24 Local
Exposed Population:
About 4747 people within 100km
Inserted at: 27 Aug 2016 08:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006uhu 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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 1086 | About casualties: 56 | Last hour: 0

Nine people killed in flooded Japanese old people's homeWed, 31 Aug 2016 08:17:00 +0200.

An aerial view shows a damaged home for the elderly caused by a flood triggered by Typhoon Lionrock, where local media say nine bodies were found, in Iwaizumi town, Iwate prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 31, 2016. Mand
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Earthquake measuring magnitude-6.7 strikes off Rabaul in Papua New Gui ... Wed, 31 Aug 2016 08:17:00 +0200.

SYDNEY (AFP/REUTERS) - A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Wednesday (Aug 31), officials said, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued. The epicentre of the quake was located 89km north-east of Rabaul on New Bri
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Japon: dix personnes tuées par le typhon LionrockWed, 31 Aug 2016 08:16:00 +0200.

Dix personnes sont mortes, dont neuf dans une maison de retraite, dans une zone du nord-est du Japon inondée après le passage la veille d'un typhon, selon la police et le gouvernement. Neuf corps ont été trouvés à l'intérieur d'une résidenc
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Huge storm kills 9 at elderly home in JapanWed, 31 Aug 2016 08:15:00 +0200.

Nine people have lost their lives at an elderly care home in northern Japan as a powerful typhoon ripped through the region, causing heavy flooding and damage. Typhoon Lionrock, a powerful and erratic tropical cyclone, hit Iwate Prefecture
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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), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),