M 4.6 in Indonesia on 07 Dec 2016 10:31 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 1100207
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 40.2 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.3487 , 99.9425
Event Date: 07 Dec 2016 10:31 UTC
07 Dec 2016 17:31 Local
Exposed Population:
About 38222 people within 100km
Inserted at: 07 Dec 2016 11:22 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007gli 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: 989 | About casualties: 16 | Last hour: 0

Tremor in Indonesia leaves 43K homelessSun, 11 Dec 2016 10:15:00 +0100.

Jakarta: Now Available on the mid-day iOS App, Download Now At least 43,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia's Aceh province, authorities said on Saturday, as the government and aid agencies pooled ef
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Solomon Islands: Solomon Islands NEOC Situational Report 2 - 10/12/201 ... Sun, 11 Dec 2016 09:14:00 +0100.

1.0 SITUATION. An undersea strong earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred at 4:39 am on Friday 9 th December 2016, 62km west southwest of Kirakira, Makira Province, Solomon Islands. Following this earthquake, tsunami warning was issued for Mak
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Disaster preparedness helped 'save lives' in quake-hit SolomonsSun, 11 Dec 2016 08:51:00 +0100.

Solomon Islands earthquakes: Disaster preparedness helped 'save lives', World Vision says. Updated December 11, 2016 17:59:40. World Vision in Solomon Islands says disaster preparedness was key in saving lives after the country was rattled
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Solomon Islands earthquakes: Disaster preparedness helped 'save lives' ... Sun, 11 Dec 2016 08:17:00 +0100.

Disaster preparedness was a key factor in saving the lives of Solomon Islands residents after the country was rattled by two powerful earthquakes, World Vision says. World Vision in Solomon Islands says disaster preparedness was key in sav
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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), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),