M 5.7 in United States on 26 Jan 2020 22:33 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 1203636
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.7M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.3133 , -179.9871
Event Date: 26 Jan 2020 22:33 UTC
26 Jan 2020 10:33 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Inserted at: 27 Jan 2020 22:43 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us60007gra Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.65  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. 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

Articles: 445 | About casualties: 8 | Last hour: 0

Latest North Korea quake shows legacy of instability at nuclear test s ... Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:28:00 +0100.

By Sangmi Cha and Josh Smith. SEOUL (Reuters) - A small natural earthquake detected in North Korea on Wednesday was likely a result of seismic instability lingering in the area since North Korea conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test
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Mobile emergency response app in worksThu, 30 Jan 2020 17:52:00 +0100.

Work is continuing on the creation of a mobile notification app to assist in sending out critical information to the public in times of emergencies. Hazard Management Cayman Islands director Danielle Coleman said Wednesday the app, which wi
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Cuba face à l’administration Trump: Retour à la politique de la confro ... Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:24:00 +0100.

Introduction. En 2014, l’administration Obama avait pris des mesures inédites allant dans le sens d’une normalisation des relations entre les Etats-Unis et Cuba, répondant ainsi à la demande unanime de la communauté internationale, qui a to
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Trump Sends Condolences To Erdogan Over Quake In TurkeyThu, 30 Jan 2020 06:26:00 +0100.

U.S. President Donald Trump has offered condolences to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a phone call over Friday's deadly earthquake in eastern Turkey, according to the Turkey's Communications Directorate on Tuesday. The 6.8-magnitude quak
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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), (3), NEIC (5), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),