M 5.1 in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on 28 Aug 2016 14:26 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 1092811
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -55.0733 , -31.3905
Event Date: 28 Aug 2016 14:26 UTC
28 Aug 2016 12:26 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 28 Aug 2016 14:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006utc Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 1419 | About casualties: 50 | Last hour: 0

The Latest: Florida's Gulf coast braces for tropical stormThu, 01 Sep 2016 14:22:00 +0200.

The Latest on Tropical Storm Hermine, which forecasters say could make landfall as a in Florida: (all times local): 8 a.m.: hurricane Residents in some low-lying communities of Florida are being asked to evacuate as Hermine takes aim at th
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TS Hermine now has winds of 65 mphThu, 01 Sep 2016 14:22:00 +0200.

Copyright 2016 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. As of 8 a.m., Tropical Storm Hermine now has maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. Hermine is centered about
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Hawaii hit by strong rain, surf as tropical storm brushes byThu, 01 Sep 2016 14:19:00 +0200.

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Heavy rains hit parts of Hawaii and strong waves pummeled shorelines as a downgraded yet potent Pacific storm passed near the island state. Though Tropical Storm Madeline was no longer a hurricane, the weather's uncert
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Madeline se degrada a tormenta tropical a su paso por HawáiThu, 01 Sep 2016 14:17:00 +0200.

La tormenta tropical Madeline se degradó desde el estatus de huracán a su paso al sur de la Gran Isla de Hawái el miércoles de noche, pero aún amenaza con inundaciones y aludes, dijeron funcionarios de los servicios de meteorología estadoun
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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), INFORM (2), USGS (2),