M 4.9 in New Caledonia on 20 Oct 2018 07:37 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 1159489
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -22.0321 , 169.5948
Event Date: 20 Oct 2018 07:37 UTC
20 Oct 2018 18:37 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 Oct 2018 07:58 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (New Caledonia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000hevy Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 388 | About casualties: 13 | Last hour: 0

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The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge connects mainland China with the semi-autonomous territories of Hong Kong and Macau, measuring a whopping 55 kilometre. The bridge encompasses 11 cities, including Hong Kong and Macau, that are home to a co
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New Long Beach Bridge Gets Sensors To Gather Earthquake Data « CBS Los ... Wed, 24 Oct 2018 05:03:00 +0200.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A replacement bridge under construction at the second-busiest port in the U.S. isn’t just a crucial route for cargo trucks and Southern California commuters — it’s a concrete-and-steel science experiment for engine
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Jakim issues e-book on LGBT rehab; minister says phenomenon ‘under con ... Wed, 24 Oct 2018 04:08:00 +0200.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mujahid Yusof Rawa said the government did not accept LGBT lifestyles and will keep reaching out to the community in order to rehabilitate them. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa. KUALA LUMPUR
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'NZ second riskiest country for insurance': global researchTue, 23 Oct 2018 23:43:00 +0200.

Titled: A World at risk: Closing the insurance gap - the report ranks 43 countries on their expected loss from disaster by looking at the probability of a natural disaster happening and multiplying that by the cost. New Zealand has an annua
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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),