M 4.2 in Greece on 16 Dec 2017 16:57 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 1128878
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.2M
Depth: 4.7 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.2702 , 26.4097
Event Date: 16 Dec 2017 16:57 UTC
16 Dec 2017 18:57 Local
Exposed Population:
About 5000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 16 Dec 2017 18:12 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
2.5 (Greece)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NOAIG 0 0
2017yoyd Scaled population (vector) 2.76  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability -0.61  
  INFORM_normalised 0.69  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 118 | About casualties: 24 | Last hour: 0

Java quake toll rises: Three dead, seven hurt, 800 homes damaged or de ... Sat, 16 Dec 2017 19:12:00 +0100.

Three people were killed and seven others injured when a powerful earthquake struck near the Indonesian island of Java. All of the dead victims were hit by debris from their houses in separate locations on Java island during the late Friday
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Au moins trois morts dans un fort séisme en IndonésieSat, 16 Dec 2017 19:06:00 +0100.

Un fort séisme de magnitude 6,5 a frappé vendredi soir Java, la principale île d'Indonésie, faisant au moins trois morts et secouant des bâtiments de la capitale Jakarta. La secousse a été enregistrée à une profondeur de 91 kilomètres et à
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مقتل 3 أشخاص وإصابة سبعة جراء زلزال ضرب جزيرة جاوةSat, 16 Dec 2017 18:29:00 +0100.

لقي ثلاثة أشخاص حتفهم وأصيب سبعة آخرون جراء زلزال قوي وقع بالقرب من جزيرة جاوة الإندونيسية، حسبما أكد مسؤول في إدارة الكوارث اليوم السبت. وأوضح المتحدث باسم الوكالة الوطنية لإدارة آثار الكوارث، سوتوبو نوجروهو، أن الضحايا الثلاث لقوا حتفهم ج
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Giava, sisma di magnitudo 6,9: almeno 3 morti e mille edifici danneggi ... Sat, 16 Dec 2017 18:25:00 +0100.

Poco prima della mezzanotte di ieri (alle 17.47 italiane) un terremoto di magnitudo 6,9 ha scosso la più popolosa isola dell'Indonesia, Giava, facendo crollare edifici, ospedali e uccidendo tre persone. Le vittime sono due donne di 80 e 34
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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),