M 4.5 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen on 27 Jul 2013 16:22 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 1000709
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 77.21 , 18.14
Event Date: 27 Jul 2013 16:22 UTC
27 Jul 2013 18:22 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people within 100km
Inserted at: 27 Jul 2013 20:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
GEOFON 0 0
gfz2013oplo Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
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Latest media headlines

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Tsunami debris arriving on B.C. shores is less than expected: official ... Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:03:00 +0200.

VANCOUVER - In the weeks and months following the devastating March 2011 Japanese tsunami, governments along the West Coast of this continent began preparing for a wave of debris that was expected to wash up along their shores after a long
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Débris du tsunami de mais 2011 au Japon: nettoyage en Colombie-Britann ... Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:46:00 +0200.

VANCOUVER - Les municipalités côtières de la Colombie-Britannique s'organisent afin de ramasser les débris du tsunami qui a dévasté le Japon en mars 2011. Pendant deux ans, quelque cinq millions de tonnes de débris qui ont été emportés du J
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Tsunami au Japon: le nettoyage s'organise en Colombie-BritanniqueWed, 31 Jul 2013 12:47:00 +0200.

Les municipalités côtières de la Colombie-Britannique s'organisent afin de ramasser les débris du tsunami qui a dévasté le Japon en mars 2011.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (40), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),