M 5.5 Off-shore on 12 Aug 2019 22:40 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 1186459
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -29.1073 , 96.8474
Event Date: 12 Aug 2019 22:40 UTC
13 Aug 2019 04:40 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Inserted at: 13 Aug 2019 22:44 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us600054ar Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 527 | About casualties: 25 | Last hour: 0

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The Royal Navy has played a leading role in the largest international naval exercise ever held by the Navy of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Navy. However, it was reportedly unable to supply ships for the exercise due to "the intensifying
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4.2 magnitude earthquake reported in KansasFri, 16 Aug 2019 22:35:00 +0200.

The largest earthquake measured 4.2 and struck around 8 a.m., with an epicenter about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from Hutchinson. The U.S. Geological Survey received reports that it was felt in Topeka; Ponca City, Oklahoma; and even Kansas Ci
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4.2 magnitude earthquake reported in KansasFri, 16 Aug 2019 22:29:00 +0200.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A series of earthquakes shook parts of Kansas on Friday morning near Hutchinson, knocking down ceiling tiles and breaking some windows. The largest earthquake measured 4.2 and struck around 8 a.m., with an epicenter
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The Latest: 4.2 magnitude earthquake reported in KansasFri, 16 Aug 2019 22:26:00 +0200.

A series of earthquakes shook parts of Kansas near Hutchinson, knocking down ceiling tiles and breaking some windows. The largest earthquake measured 4.2 and struck around 8 a.m. Friday, with an epicenter about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) fro
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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), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (1),