M 5.2 in United States on 12 Aug 2026 03:48 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 1557567
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 10.7 Km
Lat/Lon: 18.879 , -155.233333333333
Event Date: 12 Aug 2026 03:48 UTC
11 Aug 2026 17:48 Local
Exposed Population: 4 thousand in MMI IV
Inserted at: 12 Aug 2026 04:10 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
HVO 0 0
hv75018296 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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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

Colombians Dig Through Rubble As Quake Death Toll Surpasses 240 8/12/2026 6:46:00 AM.

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Small 3.1 quake hits near Corona, Riverside County, California, USA 8/12/2026 6:33:00 AM.

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Woman pulled alive from Colombia quake rubble as toll rises 8/12/2026 6:30:00 AM.

PEREIRA, Colombia Rescuers pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in the western city of Pereira on Aug. 11 as crews continued searching for survivors of Daniela Largo was carried from the wreckage wrapped
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Woman pulled from rubble by Colombian rescuers two days after deadly e.. 8/12/2026 6:19:00 AM.

COLOMBIAN RESCUERS PULLED a 32-year-old woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building on Tuesday, sparking cheers and applause as exhausted crews raced to find more survivors from the country’s strongest earthquake in a century. Danie
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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 (2), OCHA (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2), HVO (1),