M 5.2 in Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on 16 Dec 2017 22:40 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 1128889
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -59.6397 , -151.0349
Event Date: 16 Dec 2017 22:40 UTC
16 Dec 2017 12:40 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 16 Dec 2017 23:01 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000c5bf Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 122 | About casualties: 29 | Last hour: 0

At least 3 dead as 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits off Java, IndonesiaSun, 17 Dec 2017 05:05:00 +0100.

JAKARTA (REUTERS/AFP) – A powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the island of Java in Indonesia just before midnight on Friday (Dec 15), with the authorities reporting three deaths and damage to hundreds of buildings. The US Geological S
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Strong earthquake strikes Indonesia's main island, killing three peopl ... Sun, 17 Dec 2017 05:04:00 +0100.

At least three people have been killed after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Java. Hundreds of buildings were damaged when the 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday evening. A 62-year-old man and an 80-year-old woman
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At Least 3 People Killed in Powerful Quake in JavaSun, 17 Dec 2017 04:57:00 +0100.

MEDAN, Indonesia – At least three people have died and seven have been injured in a magnitude-6.5 earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Java, while around 950 buildings have been damaged, officials said on Saturday. The deceased i
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Strong quake hits Indonesia’s Java, kills threeSun, 17 Dec 2017 04:54:00 +0100.

JAKARTA — A powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the island of Java in Indonesia just before midnight on Friday, with authorities reporting three deaths and damage to hundreds of buildings. The US Geological Survey said the epicenter of
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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),