M 5.1 in Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on 21 Nov 2017 14:56 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 1127048
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 9.4131 , -40.4923
Event Date: 21 Nov 2017 14:56 UTC
21 Nov 2017 11:56 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 21 Nov 2017 15:15 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000bsb7 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 458 | About casualties: 12 | Last hour: 0

Odisha Conducts Mock Tsunami Drill in 6 Districts; Responsive Forces A ... Fri, 24 Nov 2017 14:53:00 +0100.

Bhubaneswar, Nov 24: A mock Tsunami drill was conducted on Friday along the coastal areas of six districts of the state. The drill reportedly involved government agencies and response forces. Organised by the office of the Special Relief Co
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Un tsunami gratificanteFri, 24 Nov 2017 14:52:00 +0100.

Desde hace unos años se percibe la presencia de una gigantesca ola de dimensiones nunca antes vistas, que se desplaza a toda velocidad por América Latina. Se trata de un tsunami político de gran energía y tamaño que remueve a las sociedades
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Tsunami drill in six districts of OdishaFri, 24 Nov 2017 13:58:00 +0100.

A mock Tsunami drill involving government agencies and response forces was conducted today along the coastal areas of six districts of the state. The massive drill was organised by the office of the Special Relief Commissioner in collaborat
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Áustria: ONU confirma "sinal incomum" perto de última posição do subma ... Fri, 24 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0100.

Duas estações hidroacústicas da CTBTO detectaram "um evento impulsivo subaquático" que ocorreu às 13h51 GMT de 15 de Novembro na latitude - 46,12 graus e 59,69 graus de longitude-, indicou esse organismo da ONU, com sede em Viena, em comuni
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), (2), INFORM (1), USGS (2),