M 5.5 Off-shore on 04 Mar 2021 23:34 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 1258720
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -28.5079 , -176.2193
Event Date: 04 Mar 2021 23:34 UTC
04 Mar 2021 11:34 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Inserted at: 05 Mar 2021 01:31 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000dfqg Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 1409 | About casualties: 13 | Last hour: 0

New mural at Christchurch's Riverside Market pays homage to buildings ... Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:20:00 +0100.

Christchurch has a new piece of street art, paying homage to the buildings lost in the earthquake. The new mural, on the back of the Riverside Market, is the largest and most complex ever delivered in the city, a spokesperson said. The artw
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A 10 años del desastre de Fukushima, la industria nuclear de Japón se ... Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:20:00 +0100.

Diez años después de la catástrofe de Fukushima, la industria nuclear de Japón sigue paralizada, ya que la mayoría de los reactores del país están apagados o en vías de desmantelamiento. El Gobierno todavía espera revitalizar el sector , en
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El gobierno de EE.UU. anuncia protección migratoria especial pa ... Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:16:00 +0100.

El gobierno de EE.UU. anuncia protección migratoria especial para miles de venezolanos Venezuela se une desde este lunes a la lista de 10 países bajo el programa TPS, que protege de la deportación y otorga permisos de trabajo temporales a p
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Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Registered Off Indonesia's Coast - USGSMon, 08 Mar 2021 23:03:00 +0100.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 08th March, 2021) A magnitude 5.5 earthquake was registered on Monday off the southwest coast of Indonesia 's Sumatra island, the US Geological Survey said. The quake was registered at 03:00GMT. Its epicen
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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),