M 6.5 in Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on 30 Aug 2020 21:20 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 1232418
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.7691 , -29.8326
Event Date: 30 Aug 2020 21:20 UTC
30 Aug 2020 19:20 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Inserted at: 31 Aug 2020 21:24 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us7000bf3k Scaled population (raster) 0 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  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.
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: 265 | About casualties: 66 | Last hour: 0

Policymakers should pre-plan for earthquake cordon useThu, 03 Sep 2020 17:27:00 +0200.

Otago researchers examining the impacts of post-earthquake cordons on residents and businesses say policy makers should pre-plan for cordon use to minimize negative outcomes. A team from the University of Otago’s Center for Sustainability h
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Oil regulator issues force majeure guidelines for city gas operatorsThu, 03 Sep 2020 14:10:00 +0200.

Oil regulator PNGRB has issued a fresh set of force majeure guidelines, listing events such as riots, natural disasters, and restrictions by the government as conditions for allowing more time to complete city gas rollout obligations. The P
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Cape informal settlements feel the impact of heavy rain, windThu, 03 Sep 2020 13:36:00 +0200.

Cape Town – A number of informal settlements in Cape Town were affected by Wednesday night’s heavy rains and cold weather. Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson Charlotte Powell said that flooding occurred in some areas. Powell said
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Use Empty Office Blocks To Solve Winter Homeless Shelter Crisis, Say C ... Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:36:00 +0200.

Campaigners want empty commercial buildings to become makeshift shelters this winter as social distancing severely impacts the number of beds available for the expected “tsunami” of homelessness. Outreach teams are predicting a sharp rise i
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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 (91), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), USGS (5), (3), INFORM (2), NOAA (1),