M 6 in Colombia on 14 Sep 2016 01:58 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1093903
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.0M
Depth: 17 Km
Lat/Lon: 7.3767 , -76.1591
Event Date: 14 Sep 2016 01:58 UTC
13 Sep 2016 20:58 Local
Exposed Population: About 21000 people in MMI
820000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 14 Sep 2016 03:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 1 1
us10006pdp 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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 295 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Indian-origin peer wins 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in UKSat, 17 Sep 2016 19:21:00 +0200.

A 78-year-old Indian-origin British obstetrician and member of the has been honoured by a leading publishing group for his work in the medical profession and being incredible role model for social justice, equality and those less fortunate.
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Magnitude 4.3-5.2 earthquake detected off B.C.'s Central CoastSat, 17 Sep 2016 17:43:00 +0200.

No damage or tsunami expected, Earthquakes Canada says. An earthquake struck near Haida Gwai on Friday afternoon. (Earthquake Track) A 4.3-5.2 magnitude earthquake struck off British Columbia's Central Coast Friday afternoon. Data from Ea
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Quang Ngai holds tsunami response drillSat, 17 Sep 2016 14:35:00 +0200.

Quang Ngai (VNA) – More than 2,000 people in the central province of Quang Ngai participated in a drill in response to tsunami in Tinh Khe commune, Quang Ngai city. The drill, the second of its kind, aimed to improve the capacity of dealing
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Del gran sismo en Chile se han registrado miles de réplicasSat, 17 Sep 2016 14:18:00 +0200.

EFE SANTIAGO, Chile.- Un año después del terremoto de magnitud 8.4 que estremeció parte del centro y norte de Chile, que además provocó un tsunami, se registran un total de cuatro mil 200 réplicas con magnitudes superiores a 3, según un inf
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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 (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),