M 5 Off-shore on 29 Aug 2016 08:20 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 1092860
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.1535 , -17.9577
Event Date: 29 Aug 2016 08:20 UTC
29 Aug 2016 07:20 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 29 Aug 2016 08:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006uzv 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: 2537 | About casualties: 131 | Last hour: 0

7.1 earthquake strikes New Zealand, 'potential' tsunami threat issuedFri, 02 Sep 2016 08:08:00 +0200.

Radio New Zealand reported residents in coastal areas near the East Cape district were advised by the local civil defence to evacuate. Wellington : New Zealand issued a "potential" tsunami threat Friday after a powerful 7.1 magnitude struck
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Yeni Zelanda'da 7.1'lik deprem!Fri, 02 Sep 2016 08:07:00 +0200.

, cuma sabahına 7.1 şiddetindeki le uyandı. deprem Amerikan Jeoloji Kurumu tarafından Yeni Zelanda 'nın Kuzey Adası'nın 170 kilometre kuzey batısındaki Gisborn'un 30 kilometre açığında sabah 04.37'de meydana geldiği belirtilen sonrası tsuna
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7.1-magnitude quake jolts New Zealand, tsunami warning issuedFri, 02 Sep 2016 08:06:00 +0200.

Representational picture Wellington: A tsunami warning was issued after an earthquake, measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale, hit Zealand's North Island on Friday, the media reported. The quake hit around 100 km northeast of the East Cape sett
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Next steps in earthquake-prone building policyFri, 02 Sep 2016 08:02:00 +0200.

Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith today released for consultation regulations approved by Cabinet on Monday for the new earthquake-prone building legislation. "New Zealand is a seismically active country and we need to progressive
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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),