M 4.5 in Nicaragua on 19 Sep 2018 00:59 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 1157043
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 127.58 Km
Lat/Lon: 12.424 , -87.0648
Event Date: 19 Sep 2018 00:59 UTC
18 Sep 2018 18:59 Local
Exposed Population:
2350000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 19 Sep 2018 01:11 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
5.3 (Nicaragua)
INFORM Coping capacity list: Nicaragua= 5.3; Honduras= 5.2

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000hgxx Scaled population (vector) 6.39  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability -1  
  INFORM_normalised 1.02  
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

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Once países latinoamericanos probarán sus sistemas contra tsunamisSat, 22 Sep 2018 05:24:00 +0200.

Once países latinoamericanos con costa en el Pacífico participarán en un simulacro de tsunami entre septiembre y noviembre para poner a prueba sus sistemas de comunicación y de toma de decisiones para estos casos, informó la Unesco. Chile,
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Comienza el segundo simulacro nacional de desastre del año en Nicaragu ... Sat, 22 Sep 2018 00:11:00 +0200.

En el denominado "ejercicio multiamenazas", los nicaragüenses simulan enfrentar terremotos, huracanes, tsunamis, derrumbes, inundaciones e incendios, entre otros fenómenos naturales, dependiendo de la zona del país donde habitan. EFE/Archiv
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Exito en II Ejercicio Nacional de Preparación para la Protección de la ... Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:45:00 +0200.

II Ejercicio Nacional de Preparación para la Protección de la Vida | LA VOZ DEL SANDINISMO | 21/09/2018. Las familias de todo el país, junto a las instituciones del Gobierno Sandinista participaron en el segundo Ejercicio Nacional de Prepar
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World: Eighth Pacific Tsunami Drill set for September to November 2018Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:56:00 +0200.

Over 40 countries around the Pacific Rim will participate in a mock tsunami scenario from September to November 2018. The purpose of this exercise is to test country tsunami decision-making procedures and communication systems and processes
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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),