M 4.9 Off-shore on 17 Sep 2016 08:28 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 1094089
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -54.8658 , -30.5574
Event Date: 17 Sep 2016 08:28 UTC
17 Sep 2016 06:28 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 17 Sep 2016 09:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006qdq 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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Latest media headlines

Articles: 564 | About casualties: 23 | Last hour: 0

Terremoto oggi / Lazio: scossa di 2.3M nella provincia di Rieti (dati ... Wed, 21 Sep 2016 08:08:00 +0200.

TERREMOTO OGGI NEL LAZIO: SCOSSA DI 2.3M NELLA PROVINCIA DI RIETI (DATI INGV IN TEMPO REALE, 21 SETTEMBRE 2016) - Situazione sismica tranquilla in Italia, nella notte di oggi, ancora prima che il sole sorga su questo mercoledì 21 settembre
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Again, earth tremor hits Kaduna communityWed, 21 Sep 2016 08:06:00 +0200.

• Space agency reassures frightened residents Another earth tremor struck Kwoi community in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State yesterday at about 9 a.m.School activities were disrupted, as pupils were asked to return to their homes.
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East Africa: Kenya Donates to Tanzania's Earthquake VictimsWed, 21 Sep 2016 08:05:00 +0200.

Bukoba Kenya's High Commissioner to Tanzania, Mr Chirau Ali Mwakwere, yesterday handed over 4,000 iron sheets, 400 blankets and 100 mattresses as donation to Tanzania following the September 10 earthquake. The Minister of State in the Prime
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Tanzania: More Aid Pour in for Earthquake VictimsWed, 21 Sep 2016 08:05:00 +0200.

The Prime Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa, yesterday received 1bn/- for Kagera earthquake victims as development partners have pledged to provide technology on disaster preparedness. The 1bn/- contribution was from public servants and public i
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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),