M 5.6 in Pakistan on 19 Dec 2013 19:28 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1020709
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.6M
Depth: 5.93 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.5 , 67.47
Event Date: 19 Dec 2013 19:28 UTC
20 Dec 2013 00:28 Local
Exposed Population:
5305767 people within 100km
Inserted at: 19 Dec 2013 20:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 1.7 1.7
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

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Surge in cancers among Fukushima's youth, experts unsure on the cause 12/23/2013 4:22:00 PM.

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Detectan una fuga de 1,8 toneladas de agua contaminada en Fukushima 12/23/2013 3:48:00 PM.

La operadora de la central nuclear de Fukushima informó que 1,8 toneladas de agua radiactiva se han filtrado a través de brechas en las barreras que rodean los tanques para almacenar líquido contaminado. A través de un comunicado, la empres
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Detectan fuga de 1,8 toneladas de agua contaminada en Fukushima 12/23/2013 2:48:00 PM.

Esa fuga tuvo lugar en uno de los muchos tanques que fueron construidos de manera más rápida y económica tras el estallido de la crisis y cuyas juntas están unidas con resina en vez de soldadura ÚN|EFE-. La operadora de la accidentada centr
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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 (40), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),