M 4.8 in Guam on 06 Dec 2016 02:17 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 1100113
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 113.61 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.5023 , 144.5628
Event Date: 06 Dec 2016 02:17 UTC
06 Dec 2016 12:17 Local
Exposed Population:
161634 people within 100km
Inserted at: 06 Dec 2016 02:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
us10007f3a 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
Satellite products
Analytical products
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 724 | About casualties: 11 | Last hour: 0

Quake hits remote Solomon IslandsSat, 10 Dec 2016 02:05:00 +0100.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Hundreds of people in remote parts of the Solomon Islands have had their homes damaged or destroyed by a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Friday, an aid organization said. There have been no deaths rep
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Aceh earthquake: Spectre of Boxing Day tsunami haunts as 23,000 displa ... Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:04:00 +0100.

Pidie Jaya, Indonesia: As the number of displaced people from Wednesday's earthquake ballooned to almost 23,000, the scarred communities of Aceh confronted an old fear: the spectre of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. Mariana Yusuf is among seve
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Australia announces $1 million in assistance for Aceh earthquakeSat, 10 Dec 2016 02:04:00 +0100.

Jakarta : Australia will contribute $1 million to assist Indonesia with emergency relief in the wake of the devastating 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Aceh that killed 100 people and displaced almost 23 000. The Australian Embassy announced on
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Expert: Provide only what is really neededSat, 10 Dec 2016 02:04:00 +0100.

Saturday, 10 December 2016 Expert: Provide only what is really needed. by jo timbuong PETALING JAYA: Aid workers intending to help victims of earthquakes or floods should seek information from the local authorities on what is really needed
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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), INFORM (2), USGS (2),