M 4.6 Off-shore on 25 Sep 2016 12:34 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 1094663
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 14.24 Km
Lat/Lon: -29.2203 , 61.036
Event Date: 25 Sep 2016 12:34 UTC
25 Sep 2016 16:34 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 25 Sep 2016 12:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006sjj 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: 907 | About casualties: 50 | Last hour: 0

Nepal: WFP Nepal | Country Brief: August 2016Thu, 29 Sep 2016 11:27:00 +0200.

Highlights WFP concluded a formal agreement with the Government of Nepal’s Department of Education. The agreement is the first of its kind wherein WFP will provide technical assistance and support to the design, formulation and implementati
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Autoridades se preparan para recibir un nuevo crucero en TalcahuanoThu, 29 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0200.

un nuevo crucero en la comuna de Talcahuano, el primero tras el terremoto y tsunami que destruyó por completo la zona donde podían recalar este tipo de naves. Lee también: Se trata del “Le Soleal” el que llegará con más de Talcahuano busca
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Tanzania: UK Donates to Earthquake VictimsThu, 29 Sep 2016 10:37:00 +0200.

In a goodwill gesture to ensure students resume classes, UK Department for International Development (DFID) yesterday donated 6.3bn/- to restore learning infrastructure in the quake hit Kagera Region. The generous contribution is for rebuil
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Italy earthquake: The family living in their gardenThu, 29 Sep 2016 10:01:00 +0200.

. 29 September 2016 Last updated at 07:53 BST. Roberta Pompa has been living with her young children in their back garden since the earthquake in central Italy on 24 August. They must soon decide whether to try to stay at their home in the
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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),