M 4.9 in Russia on 07 Aug 2020 03:41 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 1229183
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 81.9 Km
Lat/Lon: 52.4764 , 158.8815
Event Date: 07 Aug 2020 03:41 UTC
07 Aug 2020 15:41 Local
Exposed Population:
250000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 07 Aug 2020 03:58 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000bafa Scaled population (vector) 5.08  
  C1 earthquake 0.74  
  C2 earthquake -0.13  
  Country Vulnerability -0.43  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 19 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Nagasaki asks Japan gov't to push nuke ban amid leadership vacuumMon, 10 Aug 2020 04:14:00 +0200.

Exactly 75 years have passed since the day our city was assaulted by a nuclear bomb. Despite the passing of three quarters of a century, we are still living in a world where nuclear weapons exist. Just why is it that we humans are still una
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How US should prepare for nuclear event | The ConversationSun, 09 Aug 2020 18:47:00 +0200.

and that the U.S. is not very well-prepared for nuclear and radiological events. I’ve been studying the effects of nuclear events – from detonations to accidents – for over 30 years. This has included my direct involvement in research, teac
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Nuclear threats are increasing – here's how the US should prepare for ... Sat, 08 Aug 2020 15:52:00 +0200.

, which I proposed in 2017. Such a group could bring together nuclear and nonnuclear technical and health professionals for education and training, and help to meet the preparedness, coordination, collaboration and staffing requirements nec
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At Beirut's 'ground zero', rescuers race to find survivorsFri, 07 Aug 2020 23:49:00 +0200.

BEIRUT - Ankle-deep in corn spilling from a huge gutted silo, rescuers guide an excavator to clear access to a room where they believe Beirut port employees could still be alive. Three days after the monster explosion that disfigured the ci
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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),