M 6.2 in Canada on 24 Apr 2015 13:56 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 1052825
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.7685 , -130.6951
Event Date: 24 Apr 2015 13:56 UTC
24 Apr 2015 04:56 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Inserted at: 24 Apr 2015 14:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 726 | About casualties: 78 | Last hour: 0

Nepal earthquake: US and Canada nationals missing list released as dea ... Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:42:00 +0200.

As the devastating impact of the massive earthquake in Nepal continues, the Red Cross have released a list of 123 people missing from the United States and 43 from Canada. Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has announced the death toll c
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Families seek word of missing in NepalTue, 28 Apr 2015 12:41:00 +0200.

Canadians in Nepal and relatives of missing Canadian tourists are expressing frustration with Canada's response to Saturday's massive earthquake. Mark McDermott and Roel Teunissen are hoping to get on a military transport plane on Wednesday
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Terremoto devastador - Londrinense participará de missão humanitária n ... Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:32:00 +0200.

Experiente em missões humanitárias, o fisioterapeuta londrinense Robson Daniel Jacinto Barbosa, de 34 anos, prepara as malas para ajudar as vítimas do terremoto que atingiu o Nepal, no sábado. Ele, que desde 2010 vive na Ásia trabalhando em
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Népal. Un troisième Français "probablement" tué [Direct]Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:22:00 +0200.

, le Premier ministre népalais Sushil Koirala. 7H20. 8 millions de personnes affectées Huit millions de personnes sont touchées par le séisme dévastateur qui a tué au moins 4.310 personnes au Népal, pays de près de 28 millions d'habitants.
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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 (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),