M 4.9 in China on 08 Dec 2016 15:23 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 1100341
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 32.98 Km
Lat/Lon: 43.8459 , 86.3331
Event Date: 08 Dec 2016 15:23 UTC
08 Dec 2016 23:23 Local
Exposed Population:
986904 people within 100km
Inserted at: 08 Dec 2016 16:37 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20007z6z 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: 426 | About casualties: 13 | Last hour: 0

PAPUA NEW GUINEA GRIEVES FOR DEVASTATED ASIAMon, 12 Dec 2016 03:40:00 +0100.

Editorial. The National. PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (Dec. 27) – Suddenly, the world seems a far less secure place. It is not the threat of terrorism that has created fear in millions throughout out over-populated globe. It is the oldest
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Solomon Islands: Solomon Islands earthquakes: Disaster preparedness he ... Mon, 12 Dec 2016 03:20:00 +0100.

World Vision in Solomon Islands says disaster preparedness was key in saving lives after the country was rattled by two powerful earthquakes. On Friday, a magnitude-7.8 tremor struck off Makira Island, south-east of the capital Honiara, fol
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Con un magistral Tevez, Boca se impone en la cancha de RiverMon, 12 Dec 2016 02:37:00 +0100.

Con una actuación memorable de Carlos Tevez, Boca Juniors revirtió el marcador para alzarse el domingo con una victoria 4-2 en la cancha de su archirrival River Plate y quedó como líder en soledad de la liga argentina. Tevez anotó dos goles
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Con un magistral Tevez, Boca se impone en la cancha de RiverMon, 12 Dec 2016 02:29:00 +0100.

AP. Buenos Aires.- Con una actuación memorable de Carlos Tevez, Boca Juniors revirtió el marcador para alzarse el domingo con una victoria 4-2 en la cancha de su archirrival River Plate y quedó como líder en soledad de la liga argentina. Te
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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),