M 6.2 in Russian Federation on 25 Jan 2018 02:10 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 1131862
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.2M
Depth: 8.83 Km
Lat/Lon: 55.4029 , 166.4776
Event Date: 25 Jan 2018 02:10 UTC
25 Jan 2018 14:10 Local
Exposed Population: About 600 people within 100km
Inserted at: 25 Jan 2018 02:23 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us2000cp4y Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave scenario 0.16m  
  C1 shakemap 0 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 shakemap 0      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0      
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 423 | About casualties: 22 | Last hour: 0

Could underwater sound waves be the key to early tsunami warnings?Mon, 29 Jan 2018 02:06:00 +0100.

Mathematicians have devised a way of calculating the size of a tsunami and its destructive force well in advance of it making landfall by measuring fast-moving underwater sound waves, opening up the possibility of a real-time early warning
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EUROPEAN UNION COMMITS MORE FUNDS FOR VICTIMS OF AITAPE TSUNAMI DISAST ... Mon, 29 Jan 2018 01:36:00 +0100.

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (July 18, 1999 – PACNEWS)---The European Union has announced additional assistance for areas of Papua New Guinea affected by last year's tsunami disaster. About half a million dollars will be provided to rebu
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4.9 earthquake strikes off southern Oregon coastMon, 29 Jan 2018 01:24:00 +0100.

. The epicenter of the quake was about 140 miles west of Coos Bay and had a depth of more than six miles. A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the Oregon coast on Sunday afternoon, according to the USGS. The epicenter of the quake was ab
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Weighing the effects of having a cellphone by the bed: Interrupted sle ... Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:28:00 +0100.

Long-term risks @michesf Hall said that people who sleep with their phone nearby are more likely to experience higher levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and are more likely to get into car accidents. And it's not only because their slee
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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 (88), (5), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (2), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),