M 5.1 in Tonga from 30 Nov 2017 17:58 UTC to 17:57

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1127599
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -20.9469 , -173.6269
Event Date: 30 Nov 2017 17:57 UTC
30 Nov 2017 05:57 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 30 Nov 2017 19:17 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Tonga)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000bjg3 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 34 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Seismic update: Tonga records 5.0 mag quakeMon, 27 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0100.

Update: 4:23PM A 5.0 MAGNITUDE earthquake was recorded in the Tonga Islands region this morning. The Seismology Unit of the Suva-based Department of Mineral Resources reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 169km. It was registe
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News in Brief 15 November 2017 (AM)Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:33:00 +0100.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein. UN Photo/Pierre Albouy. DRC leaders urged to respect rights to freedom of assembly, expression. It is crucial for authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to
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5.5 mag earthquake in Tonga regionWed, 15 Nov 2017 00:30:00 +0100.

Update: 12:18PM A 5.5 MAGNITUDE earthquake occurred in the Tonga region this morning. The moderate earthquake occurred at depth of 10km. It was located at 475km Northeast from Nuku'alofa in Tonga, 538km South from Upolu in Samoa, and 1077km
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5.6-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near TongaTue, 14 Nov 2017 22:08:00 +0100.

A 5.6-magnitude hit near the island of Tonga on Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) between the island of Niue and Tonga. (USGS) There was no tsunami warning
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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), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),