M 4.8 in South Africa on 02 Dec 2013 19:18 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 1014444
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 5 Km
Lat/Lon: -24.95 , 28.69
Event Date: 02 Dec 2013 19:18 UTC
02 Dec 2013 21:18 Local
Exposed Population:
2559895 people within 100km
Inserted at: 03 Dec 2013 15:32 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.6 0.6
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.
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Meteo assessment
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 268 | About casualties: 7 | Last hour: 0

"Energia atomowa ważnym elementem" Rząd Japonii podkreślił dziś znacze ... Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:32:00 +0100.

- Powinniśmy nadal korzystać z energii nuklearnej, ale pod warunkiem przestrzegania wymogów bezpieczeństwa, ponieważ jest to ważne i proste źródło energii, które zapewnia stabilność dostaw prądu - podkreślono w projekcie dokumentu, który po
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Le cause dello tsunami in Giappone? Colpa dell'argillaFri, 06 Dec 2013 13:30:00 +0100.

Lo tsunami che ha devastato le coste del Giappone nel marzo 2011 è stato scatenato da un terremoto sottomarino di portata assai maggiore di quanto i geologi considerassero possibile in quella zona. La spedizione internazionale Japan Trench
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Rząd Japonii: Energia atomowa ważnym elementem polityki energetycznejFri, 06 Dec 2013 13:25:00 +0100.

Rząd Japonii podkreślił w piątek znaczenie energii nuklearnej dla bezpieczeństwa energetycznego kraju. Tokio pracuje nad nową długoterminową strategią energetyczną, która przewiduje dalsze wykorzystywanie elektrowni atomowych pomimo...
Protezione civile: da lunedi' in Veneto esercitazione 'Modex Falck 201 ... Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:21:00 +0100.

(Adnkronos) - Il Dipartimento della Protezione Civile e il Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco, con la collaborazione della direzione di protezione civile della Regione Veneto e del Comune di Venezia, hanno assunto l'incarico di organizzar
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

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),