M 5.3 in Argentina on 15 Jan 2014 08:38 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 1023577
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.3M
Depth: 88.26 Km
Lat/Lon: -31.1956 , -68.0557
Event Date: 15 Jan 2014 08:38 UTC
15 Jan 2014 05:38 Local
Exposed Population:
637157 people within 100km
Inserted at: 15 Jan 2014 08:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.7 -0.7
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
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Latest media headlines

Death toll from Philippines storm climbs to 40 1/19/2014 8:08:00 AM.

MANILA: The death toll from the first storm to batter the disaster-prone Philippines this year has climbed to 40, officials said Sunday, as forecasters warned more heavy rain was on its way.
Death toll from Philippines storm climbs to 40 1/19/2014 7:50:00 AM.

The death toll from the first storm to batter the disaster-prone Philippines this year has climbed to 40, officials said Sunday.
Une vague d'un mètre déferle sur une rue d'Arlon, les riverains ont cr.. 1/19/2014 7:48:00 AM.

Une trentaine de caves et de jardins inondés par une vague d'un mètre de haut à Arlon. Le mur d'un bassin de retenue situé le long de l'autoroute a cédé cet après-midi, provoquant ce mini tsunami. "Les riverains ont vu une vague descendre d
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More heavy rain from TD Agaton expected: officials 1/19/2014 7:44:00 AM.

The death toll from the first storm to batter the disaster-prone Philippines this year is at 40 so far, officials said Sunday as forecasters warned more heavy rain was on its way. Tropical Depression Agaton (international name: Lingling) ha
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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), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),