M 4.8 in Guam on 25 May 2017 17:03 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 1113800
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 30.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.0534 , 144.6776
Event Date: 25 May 2017 17:03 UTC
26 May 2017 03:03 Local
Exposed Population:
160000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 25 May 2017 19:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10008vcv Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 213 | About casualties: 10 | Last hour: 0

Indonesia earthquake: Strong tremor hits Sulawesi islandMon, 29 May 2017 17:03:00 +0200.

The earthquake, which struck at 9:35 p.m. local time on Monday, was centered on land in Central Sulawesi province, northwest of Poso and southeast of Palu and Loeo. It struck at a depth of just 10 kilometers, making it a very shallow earthq
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زلزال بقوة 6,9 درجة على مقياس ريختر يضرب إندونيسياMon, 29 May 2017 16:58:00 +0200.

ضرب زلزال بلغت قوته 6,9 على مقياس ريختر منطقة تقع على بعد 130 كم إلى الجنوب الشرقي من مدينة بالو الإندونيسية في جزيرة سولاويزي. وأكدت وكالة الأرصاد الجوية الإندونيسية أنه لا يوجد خطر من حدوث موجات تسونامي عقب الزلزال. المصدر: رويترز. علي جع
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Bangladesh raises highest danger warning as cyclone takes aimMon, 29 May 2017 16:13:00 +0200.

By Ruma Paul and Dinuka Liyanawatte. DHAKA/AGALAWATTE, Sri Lanka/ (Reuters) - Bangladesh raised its storm danger signal to the highest level of 10 on Monday as a severe and intensifying cyclone churned toward its low-lying coast and was exp
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Steigende Opferzahlen in Sri Lanka: Regierung auf Monsun kaum vorberei ... Mon, 29 May 2017 16:01:00 +0200.

Angesichts drohender neuer Niederschläge haben Rettungskräfte am Montag unter Zeitdruck Hilfslieferungen in die Überschwemmungsgebiete von Sri Lanka gebracht und weitere Evakuationen durchgeführt. In manchen Dörfern steht das Wasser meterho
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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), INFORM (2), USGS (2),