M 5.5 in China on 16 Jun 2021 08:48 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 1273355
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.1877 , 93.7181
Event Date: 16 Jun 2021 08:48 UTC
16 Jun 2021 16:48 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VI
About 4000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 16 Jun 2021 16:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000edh9 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.37  
  C2 shakemap 0.76  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.82  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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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: 228 | About casualties: 22 | Last hour: 0

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Just 7 minutes ago, a 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Ridgecrest, Kern County, California, USA. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Friday 18 June 2021 at 11:13 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 3.3 miles below the surfac
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That'll do pig, that'll doFri, 18 Jun 2021 20:32:00 +0200.

Not a looker, but a popular guy. Chen Yusheng/VCG via Getty Images A pig named "Strong Pig" became a symbol of resilience in China after he was found alive after a 2008 earthquake. On Wednesday at the age of 14 - which is around 100 human
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China Mourns Death of Pig That Survived 2008 Sichuan EarthquakeFri, 18 Jun 2021 15:22:00 +0200.

A pig that gained notoriety in China after spending 36 days under the rubble during a severe earthquake in 2008 has died. According to the museum in China's Sichuan region where the animal resided, Zhu Jianqiang, or "Strong-Willed Pig," die
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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 (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),