M 5.6 Off-shore on 30 May 2020 03:21 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 1220268
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.6M
Depth: 18.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.0248 , -44.9223
Event Date: 30 May 2020 03:21 UTC
30 May 2020 00:21 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Inserted at: 31 May 2020 03:23 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000a2de Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 416 | About casualties: 5 | Last hour: 0

'Quake brain' could give insight into future effects of COVID crisis - ... Wed, 03 Jun 2020 03:15:00 +0200.

‘Quake brain’ is a real phenomenon that impairs people’s memory even years after the shaking stops, a world-leading study from the University of Otago, Christchurch has shown. Lead researcher Professor Richard Porter says the study is poten
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‘Quake Brain’ Study Could Give Insight Into Future Effects Of COVID Cr ... Wed, 03 Jun 2020 02:41:00 +0200.

‘Quake brain’ is a real phenomenon that impairs people’s memory even years after the shaking stops, a world-leading study from the University of Otago, Christchurch has shown. Lead researcher Professor Richard Porter says the study is poten
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"Don Francisco" evalúa realizar un "Chile ayuda a Chile" por crisis de ... Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:08:00 +0200.

Tal como fue para el terremoto y tsunami de 2010 con el "Chile ayuda a Chile", "Don Francisco", está pensando la opción de realizar una especie de Teletón, para ayudar a las personas que se han visto afectadas por la pandemia de coronavirus
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Stable isotopes show that earthquakes enhance permeability and release ... Tue, 02 Jun 2020 23:21:00 +0200.

Hydrogeological properties can change in response to large crustal earthquakes. In particular, permeability can increase leading to coseismic changes in groundwater level and flow. These processes, however, have not been well-characterized
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (1),