M 4.7 in Mexico on 20 May 2017 16:58 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 1113454
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 29.97 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.0861 , -105.3473
Event Date: 20 May 2017 16:58 UTC
20 May 2017 09:58 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 May 2017 17:30 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10008tuf Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 209 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

India plans tsunami warning system for South China Sea, like ChinaWed, 24 May 2017 16:41:00 +0200.

NEW DELHI: India is trying to extend its influence over the disputed South China Sea by exploring the possibility of setting up a tsunami early warning system for the region -- something that China has reportedly also been working on. India
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بعد زلزال قطر ..تركيا تنتظر المصير المجهولWed, 24 May 2017 15:56:00 +0200.

تتعرض دولة قطر منذ مساء أمس إلى اعصار "تسونامي" والذي يمكن أن ينتهي بتحطيم كافة الروابط التي تجمعها بأشقائها العرب بعد التصريحات التي نشرتها وكالة الأنباء الرسمية القطرية على لسان حاكمها الأمير تميم بن حمد يشيد فيها بعلاقته مع إيران واسرائي
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India mulls over setting up tsunami early warning system in South Chin ... Wed, 24 May 2017 14:49:00 +0200.

The government is exploring the possibility of setting up a tsunami early warning system in the disputed South China Sea, which has been witnessing China’s growing assertiveness. M Rajeevan, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, said
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Japan’s Emperor Akihito takes exception to ‘just performing imperial r ... Wed, 24 May 2017 14:48:00 +0200.

His words may have been indirect and diplomatic, but there is little disguising the anger of Emperor Akihito of Japan in response to comments by at least one member of a panel set up by the government to consider his abdication. A leak from
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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),