M 4.6 Off-shore on 14 Apr 2024 06:05 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 1424096
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -35.2138 , -178.8661
Event Date: 14 Apr 2024 06:05 UTC
13 Apr 2024 18:05 Local
Exposed Population:
No people affected in 100km
Inserted at: 14 Apr 2024 08:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000mc0b Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Tsunami alert triggered in Indonesia after eruption forces mass evacua.. 4/18/2024 6:04:00 AM.

In this photo released by Sitaro Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD Sitaro), hot molten lava glows at the crater of Mount Ruang as it erupts in Sanguine Islands, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Indonesian authorities issued a t
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Tsunami alert after volcano in Indonesia erupts 4/18/2024 6:04:00 AM.

Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami alert after volcanic eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours, In
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Emiten alerta de tsunami después de que volcán de Indonesia registra m.. 4/18/2024 6:01:00 AM.

En esta imagen difundida por la Agencia Regional de Manejo de Desastres de Sitaro, se puede ver lava ardiente que brilla en el cráter del monte Ruang durante su erupción en la isla Sangihe, el miércoles 17 de abril de 2024, en Indonesia. (B
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Tsunami alert after volcano in Indonesia erupts 4/18/2024 6:01:00 AM.

Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami alert after volcanic eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours, In
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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 (4), OCHA (1), (2), INFORM (1), USGS (2),