M 6.6 in Russian Federation from 08 May 2017 17:00 UTC to 17:00

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1112439
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.6M
Depth: 1 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.3519 , -178.582
Event Date: 08 May 2017 17:00 UTC
08 May 2017 08:00 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Inserted at: 08 May 2017 17:06 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NTWC     0 1 1
at00opn8l6 Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake 1 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 earthquake 0      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 1      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 401 | About casualties: 8 | Last hour: 0

زلزال بقوة 6.2 درجة يضرب سواحل السلفادورFri, 12 May 2017 16:50:00 +0200.

ضرب زلزال بلغت قوته 6.2 درجة على مقياس ريختر، اليوم، مناطق قبالة ساحل مدينة "أكاجوتلا" جنوب غربي السلفادور الواقعة في أمريكا الوسطى، دون أن يبلغ عن حجم الأضرار التي لحقت بالمنطقة. وأفاد مركز المسح الجيولوجي الأمريكي بأن الزلزال وقع على بعد
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Sissmo de 6.2 detectado en El SalvadorFri, 12 May 2017 16:27:00 +0200.

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 fue registrado este viernes en el Pacífico, cerca de las costas de El Salvador, informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por su sigla en inglés). El sismo se produjo a 79 km al sudoeste de la ciuda
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How campaigns and appeals by The Press have made a difference...Fri, 12 May 2017 15:10:00 +0200.

A SERIES of high profile campaigns and appeals by The Press over the years have demonstrated the value of real news and a free press. Here we look back at some of our successful campaigns and front page stories over the past decade or so. L
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Asteroid Impacts May Have Triggered Tsunamis On Ancient MarsFri, 12 May 2017 14:58:00 +0200.

Mars, despite its current rusted and parched appearance, was once a world where water flowed freely. Detailed observations of the red planet’s atmosphere and surface have led scientists to speculate that perhaps about 3.8 billion years ago,
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (88), (5), NEIC (5), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (2), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),