M 4.9 in Prince Edward Islands Region on 11 Dec 2018 00:29 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 1164963
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -41.0126 , 43.7676
Event Date: 11 Dec 2018 00:29 UTC
11 Dec 2018 03:29 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 11 Dec 2018 01:43 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000isbh Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 12 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Urge al Caribe prepararse por si gran terremoto sacude zonaTue, 11 Dec 2018 07:11:00 +0100.

An armed Haitian security guard stands next to quake-damaged stores in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Sporadic looting broke up in the capital as earthquake survivors scavenged for anything they could find in the ruins aft
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Netherlands Imposes Arms Embargo on Saudi Arabia for Role in Yemen WarSun, 02 Dec 2018 04:50:00 +0100.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, quickly exited the stage without shaking hands or talking with other leaders. Bin Salman's presence at the international summit has been contenti
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'Brotherly Greeting' Between MBS and Putin Went Viral on Social MediaSat, 01 Dec 2018 10:31:00 +0100.

While many world leaders have distanced themselves from Salman, who is accused of ordering the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Putin is certainly not one of them. Salman, known as MBS, had been left standing alone as leaders filed pas
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Alaska earthquake: Trump calls 7.0 magnitude quake to hit near Anchora ... Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:30:00 +0100.

People hold banners of Jamal Khashoggi during a symbolic funeral prayer for the Saudi journalist, killed and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October, at the courtyard of Fatih mosque in Istanbul. Turkey has more evidence c
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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), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), (2), INFORM (1), USGS (2),