M 5.7 in Fiji on 19 Oct 2019 20:31 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 1191017
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.7M
Depth: 37.35 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.881 , 178.0841
Event Date: 19 Oct 2019 20:31 UTC
20 Oct 2019 08:31 Local
Exposed Population: 230000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 Oct 2019 20:35 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.4 (Fiji)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us70005w2i Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.8  
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 5 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Villagers told to avoid underwater explosion areas after recent earthq ... Tue, 22 Oct 2019 02:47:00 +0200.

SUVA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in Fiji has advised villages that live near Mount Washington on the island of Kadavu to refrain from diving on their fishing grounds and avoid movement near the area d
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Isangel, Vanuatu, Earthquak: 6.4 Magnitude Quake Strikes Pacific Islan ... Mon, 21 Oct 2019 07:07:00 +0200.

Isangel, Vanuatu, Earthquake: 6.4-Magnitude Quake Strikes Pacific Island Nation, No Immediate Tsunami Threat To Neighboring Fiji. A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, about 36 miles north of th
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Hurricane tracker: Which storms are raging across the globe? Are any o ... Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:39:00 +0200.

, cyclones and typhoons have battered parts of the world this year, taking many lives and destroying people’s homes and livelihoods. But scientists have discovered that a monster disaster which is an amalgam of hurricanes and earthquakes, w
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Earthquake lesson valuable part of migrants settlementThu, 17 Oct 2019 18:46:00 +0200.

Maricel Hernandez with 6-month old Bella Sophia Mason at the Marlborough Multicultural Centre after learning about what to do in an earthquake. Learning what to do in an earthquake is a valuable lesson for every New Zealander, especially t
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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), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),