M 4.6 in Iceland on 29 Aug 2016 01:47 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 1092837
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 63.7293 , -18.9674
Event Date: 29 Aug 2016 01:47 UTC
29 Aug 2016 01:47 Local
Exposed Population:
About 874 people within 100km
Inserted at: 29 Aug 2016 02:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006uxe 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: 354 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Nach starkem Beben: Tsunami-Warnung für NeuseelandFri, 02 Sep 2016 01:44:00 +0200.

Wellington - Wieder bebt in Neuseeland die Erde, die Behörden geben für Teile des Landes eine Tsunami-Warnung heraus. Über Schäden und Verletzte war zunächst nichts bekannt. Nach einem Beben der Stärke 7,1 haben Neuseelands Behörden eine Ts
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Leve tsunami sin consecuencias tras sismo de magnitud 7,1 en Nueva Zel ... Fri, 02 Sep 2016 01:40:00 +0200.

Un fuerte sismo de magnitud 7,1 sacudió Nueva Zelanda en las primeras horas del viernes, provocando un pequeño tsunami que no dejó víctimas ni daños materiales, anunciaron las autoridades. AFP. El epicentro del terremoto se registró a las 1
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Sin víctimas ni daños materiales: Sismo en Nueva Zelanda provocó un ts ... Fri, 02 Sep 2016 01:40:00 +0200.

(Caracas, 31 de septiembre – Noticias24).- Un fuerte sismo de magnitud 7,1 sacudió Nueva Zelanda en las primeras horas del viernes, provocando un pequeño tsunami que no dejó víctimas ni daños materiales, anunciaron las autoridades El epicen
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Powerful Quake Strikes Off New Zealand CoastFri, 02 Sep 2016 01:37:00 +0200.

A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of New Zealand but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 7.1-magnitude quake hit early Friday, 169 kilometers northeast of Gisborne.It had a dep
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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),