M 5.2 in Norway on 15 Nov 2016 12:31 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 1098476
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -53.928 , 2.6075
Event Date: 15 Nov 2016 12:31 UTC
15 Nov 2016 12:31 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 15 Nov 2016 12:55 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000787e Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 1330 | About casualties: 152 | Last hour: 0

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واس (صدى): ضرب زلزال بلغت قوته 5.4 درجات على مقياس ريختر غرب اليابان اليوم . وقالت وكالة الأرصاد اليابانية إن الزلزال وقع في الساعة 2,45 بتوقيت “جرينتش” وأن مركزه كان في مقاطعة واكاياما غرب اليابان. ولم يتم توجيه تحذير من حدوث موجات مد عملا
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Znów niespokojna ziemia. Tym razem zatrzęsło w JaponiiSat, 19 Nov 2016 08:12:00 +0100.

Trzęsienie ziemi o magnitudzie określonej wstępnie na 5,4 nawiedziło zachodnią Japonię. Nie wydano ostrzeżenia przed falą tsunami; na razie nie ma doniesień o poszkodowanych lub zniszczeniach. Trzęsienia ziemi są częste w Japonii, która je
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В Японии произошло землетрясениеSat, 19 Nov 2016 07:59:00 +0100.

Подземные толчки силой ощущались в 23 префектурах, угрозы цунами нет Землетрясение магнитудой 5,4 произошло в японской префектуре Вакаяма. Эпицентр подземных толчков находился на юге префектуры, а очаг залегал на глубине 60 километров. Подз
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5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan; no fear of tsunami as of nowSat, 19 Nov 2016 07:54:00 +0100.

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Japan on Saturday morning; however no tsunami warning has been issued yet. The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 11:48 a.m. (0248 GMT), was located in Wakayama prefecture in
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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), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),