M 4.7 Off-shore on 29 Jul 2013 05:49 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 1000763
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.6368 , -104.9759
Event Date: 29 Jul 2013 05:49 UTC
28 Jul 2013 22:49 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2013 06:38 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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Latest media headlines

Articles: 627 | About casualties: 32 | Last hour: 0

Earthquake Update: Series of Aftershocks Hit New Zealand Overnight [VI ... Fri, 02 Aug 2013 04:27:00 +0200.

Six earthquakes have rocked New Zealand overnight. The strongest of the recent earthquakes was registered with a 4.9 magnitude, hitting off Seddon. The 4.9 magnitude quake jolted residents before 1 am on Aug 2. The epicentre was located 25
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Tsunami warning after Samoa quakeFri, 02 Aug 2013 04:02:00 +0200.

By Online Editor 1:27 pm GMT+12, 02/08/2013, Samoa. Tsunami sirens have sounded in Samoa after a large earthquake struck off the Pacific country this morning. The magnitude-5.8 quake hit 234 kilometres south west of the capital Apia. It was
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Moderate quake near Tonga briefly prompts tsunami alertFri, 02 Aug 2013 03:53:00 +0200.

APIA, SAMOA (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake struck near the Pacific island nation of Tonga on early Friday morning, briefly prompting a tsunami alert for the nearby nation of Samoa, seismologists and local officials said, but no there w
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Re-Opening Of Novotel Christchurch To Boost City's RecoveryFri, 02 Aug 2013 03:50:00 +0200.

Novotel Christchurch Cathedral Square will re-open its doors on Monday 19 August, in a significant boost to the city’s tourism industry. The hotel’s re-opening not only opens up crucial tourism infrastructure but it will also play a key rol
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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 (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),