M 5.2 in Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on 17 Nov 2017 05:25 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 1126654
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -30.3276 , -177.9063
Event Date: 17 Nov 2017 05:25 UTC
16 Nov 2017 17:25 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 17 Nov 2017 05:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000bq6z Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 547 | About casualties: 28 | Last hour: 0

Мощное землетрясение в Тихом океане: жителей островов эвакуируютTue, 21 Nov 2017 04:17:00 +0100.

Вчера, 5:59 Комментариев: 1 Жителей побережья островов Новой Каледонии предупреждают об угрозе цунами и эвакуируют на возвышения. Есть предупреждение о цунами, началась эвакуация жителей побережья В Тихом океане произошло землетрясение ма
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Власти Новой Каледонии сняли угрозу цунамиTue, 21 Nov 2017 04:15:00 +0100.

Tsunami detected after M7.0 hits New Caledonia — CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) November 19, 2017 В сообщении службы по чрезвычайным ситуациям региона говорится, что к утру понедельника было решено снять режим угрозы цунами и отменить эвакуацию людей
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Study: Some areas could shake muchTue, 21 Nov 2017 04:11:00 +0100.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A new study suggests some sections of the Oregon coast, and some areas inland, could shake much less than others during "The Big One." The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a 600-mile long fault off the Oregon-Washington coast c
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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes off Samoa, American SamoaTue, 21 Nov 2017 02:20:00 +0100.

The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6 earthquake struck waters west of Samoa and American Samoa. HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6 earthquake struck waters west of Samoa and American Samoa. There were no
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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),