Overall Green Earthquake alert in Wallis and Futuna from 29 Jun 2014 17:15 UTC to 17:15

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M 6.8 in Wallis and Futuna from 29 Jun 2014 17:15 UTC to 17:15

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	EQ 1035205
Earthquake Magnitude:	6.8M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-14.912 , -175.4
Event Date:	29 Jun 2014 17:15 UTC 29 Jun 2014 05:15 Local
Exposed Population:	About 100 people within 100km
Inserted at:	29 Jun 2014 17:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0.1		0.1
	Scaled population (vector)	n.a	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	n.a	Max wave realtime	0.11m
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

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Latest media headlines

6.4 earthquake strikes Tonga – World – NZ Herald News 6/30/2014 5:00:00 PM.

A strong 6.4-magnitude quake struck off the Pacific nation of Tonga in the early hours of this morning, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. via 6.4 earthquake strikes Tonga – World – NZ Herald News.

Terremotos en aguas de Wallis y Futuna y Tonga 6/30/2014 1:25:00 PM.

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,7 se registró a la altura de las islas de Wallis y Futuna, en el sur del Pacífico, a primeras horas de este lunes, después de otro temblor en aguas de la isla de Tonga.

TSUNAMI în MAREA NEAGRA. O plaja a fost maturata 6/30/2014 1:24:00 PM.

Un "tsunami" s-a format în Marea Neagra ?i a maturat o plaja din Odessa, Ucraina.

"Le capitaine Barril était dans un état de délire" 6/30/2014 1:11:00 PM.

L'ex-numéro 2 du GIGN s'est rendu après s'être retranché chez lui, seul et armé. Son geste est dû à un "enchaînement malheureux" , raconte son avocate.

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (88), (5), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),

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