M 5.6 in Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge from 21 Apr 2018 19:44 UTC to 19:44

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1140932
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.6M
Depth: 3.69 Km
Lat/Lon: -48.9304 , 123.61279999999999
Event Date: 21 Apr 2018 19:44 UTC
22 Apr 2018 03:44 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Inserted at: 21 Apr 2018 20:06 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000dq0e Scaled population (vector) -8  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Meteo assessment
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 110 | About casualties: 46 | Last hour: 0

Putin’s nuclear ‘doomsday machine’ could destroy US coast with 100-met ... Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:16:00 +0200.

Russia's new nuclear-powered underwater drone could wipe out entire coastal cities, leaving them underwater with 100 meter-high radioactive tsunamis, experts have said. Experts fear that if detonated underwater, the drone, which is allegedl
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Seismologist blames accumulated seismic energy for frequent quakes in ... Wed, 25 Apr 2018 13:23:00 +0200.

“There has been a lack of sufficient seismicity in the last 20 years, and since the November 2017 earthquake in Kermanshah province, we have possibly been observing a compensation for the accumulated seismic energy in the form of natural co
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24 minTue, 24 Apr 2018 14:07:00 +0200.

TEHRAN - A renowned Iranian seismologist says the frequent jolts across Iran over the past few months are the result of a compensation for the “accumulated seismic energy” in the form of natural consecutive seismic events. “There has been a
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Climate change could leave Californians with ‘weather whiplash’Tue, 24 Apr 2018 02:55:00 +0200.

SAN DIEGO — California is known for its Mediterranean climate. Dry summers and wet winters providing the perfect conditions for a robust agricultural economy, world-renowned wineries and idyllic weather make it the top tourist state in the
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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 (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (1),