M 4.9 Off-shore on 06 Sep 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 1093426
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 37.31 Km
Lat/Lon: -37.1176 , 178.9188
Event Date: 06 Sep 2016 08:20 UTC
06 Sep 2016 20:20 Local
Exposed Population:
About 1044 people within 100km
Inserted at: 06 Sep 2016 08:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006mcp 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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Meteo assessment
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 924 | About casualties: 13 | Last hour: 0

Earthquakes Can Trigger Large Aftershocks on Separate Faults: StudySat, 10 Sep 2016 07:20:00 +0200.

SAN DIEGO, CA — A large earthquake on one fault can trigger large aftershocks on separate faults within just a few minutes and could have important implications for earthquake hazard prone regions such as California, where ruptures on compl
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Ecuador recibe 364 millones de dólares del FMI para costear la reconst ... Sat, 10 Sep 2016 07:17:00 +0200.

. El Fondo Monetario Internacional ( FMI ) ha aprobado este viernes un préstamo de emergencia de 364 millones de dólares para Ecuador, con el objetivo de que el país haga frente a la reconstrucción de las zonas afectadas por el terremoto d
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Outrage over North Korean nuclear test, but few ...Sat, 10 Sep 2016 07:14:00 +0200.

"In line with this commitment and the gravity of this violation, the members of the Security Council will begin to work immediately on appropriate measures," they said, under Article 21 in the UN Charter that allows for sanctions and other
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Outrage over North Korean nuclear test, but few options on the tableSat, 10 Sep 2016 07:12:00 +0200.

"In line with this commitment and the gravity of this violation, the members of the Security Council will begin to work immediately on appropriate measures," they said, under Article 21 in the UN Charter that allows for sanctions and other
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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),