M 5.4 in United States on 14 Jul 2026 18:51 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 1551878
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.4M
Depth: 47 Km
Lat/Lon: 54.1759 , -162.6381
Event Date: 14 Jul 2026 18:51 UTC
14 Jul 2026 10:51 Local
Exposed Population: 2 thousand in MMI III
Inserted at: 14 Jul 2026 19:09 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000t0fu Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. 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

Delayed orders, confusion slowed Venezuelan military''s response to qu.. 7/18/2026 11:38:00 AM.

Delayed military orders and a lack of basic equipment hampered Venezuela''s earthquake response. Confusion and weak command chains also contributed to the slow deployment of troops. Civilians initially led rescue efforts, using rudimentary
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Delayed orders, confusion slowed Venezuelan military''s response to qu.. 7/18/2026 11:34:00 AM.

July 18 (Reuters) – Delayed orders from senior military commanders, a lack of basic equipment and overall confusion were among the issues that hindered the deployment of Venezuelan troops in the crucial first days after two devastating eart
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Delayed orders, confusion slowed Venezuelan military''s response to qu.. 7/18/2026 11:30:00 AM.

July 18 (Reuters) – Delayed orders from senior military commanders, a lack of basic equipment and overall confusion were among the issues that hindered the deployment of Venezuelan troops in the crucial first days after two devastating eart
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Delayed orders, confusion slowed Venezuelan military''s response to qu.. 7/18/2026 11:26:00 AM.

July 18 (Reuters) – Delayed orders from senior military commanders, a lack of basic equipment and overall confusion were among the issues that hindered the deployment of Venezuelan troops in the crucial first days after two devastating eart
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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), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2), CALTECH (1),