M 4.8 in China on 15 Aug 2018 13:28 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 1153810
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.528199999999998 , 104.0356
Event Date: 15 Aug 2018 13:28 UTC
15 Aug 2018 21:28 Local
Exposed Population:
7320000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 15 Aug 2018 13:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us1000g9me Scaled population (vector) 6.92  
  C1 earthquake 1.39  
  C2 earthquake -0.24  
  Country Vulnerability 0.26  
  INFORM_normalised 0.82  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 200 | About casualties: 36 | Last hour: 0

Sea level rise may lead to tsunamis worldwideSun, 19 Aug 2018 11:35:00 +0200.

Even minor rise in sea levels due to climate change can increase the risk of potentially devastating tsunamis around the world, a study has warned. The threat of rising sea levels to coastal cities and communities throughout the world is we
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Sea level rise may up risk of devastating tsunamis worldwideSun, 19 Aug 2018 10:25:00 +0200.

Even minor rise in sea levels due to climate change can increase the risk of potentially devastating tsunamis around the world, a study has warned. The threat of rising sea levels to coastal cities and communities throughout the world is w
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MIL-OSI China: 8.1-magnitude quake hits Fiji islands: CENCSun, 19 Aug 2018 06:12:00 +0200.

Source: China State Council Information Office. A 8.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Fiji islands area at 8:19 a.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of 570 km, was mo
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8.1-magnitude quake hits Fiji islands: CENCSun, 19 Aug 2018 04:43:00 +0200.

A 8.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Fiji islands area at 8:19 a.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of 570 km, was monitored at about 18.08 degrees south latitude an
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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), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),