M 4.8 in Carlsberg Ridge on 24 Mar 2017 13:35 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 1108545
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.0456 , 67.6034
Event Date: 24 Mar 2017 13:35 UTC
24 Mar 2017 18:35 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 25 Mar 2017 05:33 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20008uaw Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 214 | About casualties: 6 | Last hour: 0

11:19 Cea mai buna dovada ca pe Marte a existat un oceanTue, 28 Mar 2017 11:46:00 +0200.

Acesta val gigantic a fost iscat de caderea unui asteroid in ocean, in urma cu trei miliarde de ani, arata BBC. In urma nu a ramas decat un crater, numit Lomonosov (foto), situat in nordul planetei. In sprijinul ipotezei lor, oamenii de sti
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Un cráter de impacto en Marte se relaciona con un tsunami giganteTue, 28 Mar 2017 11:34:00 +0200.

Científicos han localizado un cráter de impacto en la superficie de Marte vinculado a poderosos tsunamis que barrieron parte del antiguo Planeta Rojo. El equipo cree que un asteroide provocó olas de 150 metros de altura cuando se sumergió e
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اليابان: محكمة تلغي أمرًا قضائيًا بتعليق العمل في مفاعلين نوويينTue, 28 Mar 2017 11:11:00 +0200.

ألغت محكمة عليا في اليابان، اليوم الثلاثاء، أمراً قضائياً بتعليق العمل في مفاعلين نوويين في غرب البلاد. وسمحت محكمة أوساكا العليا لشركة كانساي لإنتاج الكهرباء بإعادة تشغيل المفاعلين 3 و 4 في محطة تاكاهاما للطاقة النووية على ساحل بحر اليابان
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Australia, il ciclone monster "Debbie" sul Queensland - VIDEOTue, 28 Mar 2017 11:03:00 +0200.

Ayr, Australia, 28 mar. (askanews) - Un ciclone "monster" si è abbattuto sull'Australia nord-orientale, interrompendo le forniture di energia elettrica e sradicando decine di alberi mentre le città costiere si sono barricate per reggere l'u
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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), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), (2), INFORM (1), USGS (2),