M 4.8 in Venezuela on 07 Nov 2015 07:31 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 1071387
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.5702 , -71.4176
Event Date: 07 Nov 2015 07:31 UTC
07 Nov 2015 03:01 Local
Exposed Population:
1372643 people within 100km
Inserted at: 07 Nov 2015 07:51 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
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Magnitude 6.9 quake hits off Chile -USGS 11/11/2015 7:31:00 AM.

A strong, 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage, the Chilean emergency office said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, initially reported as magnitude
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Chili: séisme de magnitude 6,9 sans dégâts ni victimes 11/11/2015 7:27:00 AM.

(Belga) Un séisme de magnitude 6,9 s'est produit mardi soir dans le nord du Chili, sans causer de victimes, de dégâts matériels ni d'alerte au tsunami, a indiqué le Bureau national des urgences (Onemi). La secousse s'est produite mardi à 22
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Chile é abalado por terremoto de 6,9 graus 11/11/2015 7:27:00 AM.

Atacama e Coquimbo Chile é abalado por terremoto de 6,9 graus Tremor ocorreu por volta das 23h (local) e não provocou vítimas ou danos materiais. Um terremoto de 6,9 graus de magnitude sacudiu o Chile na noite desta terça-feira, sem prov
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Chili: séisme de magnitude 6,9 sans dégâts ni victimes 11/11/2015 7:20:00 AM.

(Belga) Un séisme de magnitude 6,9 s'est produit mardi soir dans le nord du Chili, sans causer de victimes, de dégâts matériels ni d'alerte au tsunami, a indiqué le Bureau national des urgences (Onemi). La secousse s'est produite mardi à 22
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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), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),