M 5.7 in Guam on 02 Jan 2006 01:01 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 15732
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.7M
Depth: 40 Km
Lat/Lon: 12.86 , 144.18
Event Date: 02 Jan 2006 01:01 UTC
02 Jan 2006 11:01 Local
Exposed Population:
About 94911 people within 100km
Inserted at: 02 Jan 2006 03:22 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Seasoned corpsman grabs Sailor of the Year title (United States Marine.. 1/12/2006 6:20:59 PM.

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. (Jan. 12, 2006) -- When Navy Petty Officer First Class Joseph Topp, corpsman, graduated from high school he knew he wanted to do two things, be a pilot or a corpsman.
Late ship delays cargo delivery (Pacific Daily News) 1/6/2006 6:06:14 PM.

If you'll notice some store shelves looking thin, that might be because more than a dozen cargo containers meant for the island did not get unloaded at the port earlier this week.
5.8 earthquake hits Marianas region (Saipan Tribune) 1/5/2006 6:08:44 AM.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 occurred in the CNMI and Guam on Tuesday night, according to the Emergency Management Office. No damage to property or injuries were reported as of yesterday late afternoon.
Moderate earthquake strikes sea near Guam (KPUA Hilo) 1/3/2006 5:49:29 AM.

HONG KONG (AP) _ Hong Kong seismologists say a moderate earthquake struck under the sea near the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean. A duty officer at the Guam Police Station says there have been no reports of injuries or damages from the
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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 (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),