M 4.9 in China on 04 May 2017 05:40 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 1112047
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.1479 , 104.9158
Event Date: 04 May 2017 05:40 UTC
04 May 2017 13:40 Local
Exposed Population:
8600000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 04 May 2017 06:24 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
us10008p5s Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 284 | About casualties: 9 | Last hour: 0

Fukushima's Meltdown Gave Every Human on Earth 1,000 Bananas' Worth of ... Mon, 08 May 2017 04:18:00 +0200.

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Traumatic Exposure, Bereavement and Recovery among Survivors and Close ... Mon, 08 May 2017 03:02:00 +0200.

Sammanfattning: International studies of disasters indicate the risk for developing posttraumatic stress reactions among survivors is high. Modern life implicates increased traveling. During the last decades a large number of Swedish citize
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Japanese luxury sleeper train trip a mere $10,000 — one wayMon, 08 May 2017 02:19:00 +0200.

A Japanese railway company has launched a new luxury sleeper train with sky views, bathtubs and dark wood interiors, joining the race for well-heeled tourists. The top suite on the 10-car Train Suite Shiki-shima goes for $10,000 per person
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Surviving tsunamis: The new pods offering protectionSun, 07 May 2017 23:54:00 +0200.

(MEREDITH/AP) -- After earthquakes triggered devastating tsunamis in Asia, a Washington state-based company found a market in japan selling its survival capsule. Now U.S. customers are showing interest. "I see it more like a fire extinguish
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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),