M 4.5 in Peru on 15 Dec 2016 07:14 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 1100924
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -15.4589 , -70.9287
Event Date: 15 Dec 2016 07:14 UTC
15 Dec 2016 02:14 Local
Exposed Population:
588967 people within 100km
Inserted at: 15 Dec 2016 07:46 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us200080yu 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: 275 | About casualties: 35 | Last hour: 0

"Es droht ein sozialer Tsunami"Mon, 19 Dec 2016 06:59:00 +0100.

400.000 Menschen in Österreich sind manifest arm – das heißt sie leben mit weniger als 1000 Euro im Monat unter bedrückenden Lebensumständen. Manche können ihre Wohnung nicht heizen, andere haben zu wenig Geld für Essen. Gleichzeitig landen
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Parents' long search for children swept away in Japan's 2011 Fukushima ... Mon, 19 Dec 2016 06:46:00 +0100.

Fukushima's endless search: Five years after Japan's devastating tsunami parents whose children were swept away are still looking for them Parents are still searching Fukushima for bodies of their children five years later; They can only lo
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Strong Quake Strikes East of Solomon IslandsMon, 19 Dec 2016 06:29:00 +0100.

BANGKOK – A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck waters east of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, although authorities have not reported any victims or damage. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has not issued any alert. The Un
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Tomioka, la città fantasma dove le radiazioni fermano anche il tempoMon, 19 Dec 2016 06:28:00 +0100.

Abitavo lì, in quella casetta a due piani con mio marito, dietro il minimarket. Tanako ha 68 anni ed è una delle migliaia di persone che il 12 marzo del 2011 è stata costretta a lasciare in fretta e furia la sua casa. È stata catapultata a
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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),