M 4.6 Off-shore on 22 Sep 2016 20:32 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 1094476
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -59.2337 , 160.0896
Event Date: 22 Sep 2016 20:32 UTC
23 Sep 2016 07:32 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 22 Sep 2016 22:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006rs0 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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 1179 | About casualties: 45 | Last hour: 0

Washington Monument closed indefinitely following elevator issuesMon, 26 Sep 2016 19:55:00 +0200.

"The scope of work to be accomplished while the monument is closed and the duration of the closure are still being determined; we expect to have an announcement with those additional details in the next couple of weeks," the National Park S
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Washington Monument closed indefinitelyMon, 26 Sep 2016 19:53:00 +0200.

"The scope of work to be accomplished while the monument is closed and the duration of the closure are still being determined; we expect to have an announcement with those additional details in the next couple of weeks," the National Park S
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Elevator trouble closes Washington Monument indefinitelyMon, 26 Sep 2016 19:42:00 +0200.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Monument will be closed indefinitely because of ongoing problems with its elevator, the latest in a series of woes for one of the city’s most enduring tourist attractions. The National Park Service announced
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3.2 magnitude earthquake rattles parts of central OklahomaMon, 26 Sep 2016 19:41:00 +0200.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Geologists say a 3.2 magnitude earthquake has rattled parts of central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake was recorded at 10:27 a.m. Monday about 12 miles northeast of Crescent in Logan County, abo
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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),