Overall Green Earthquake in Eritrea on 01 Jul 2012 16:19 UTC

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M 4.8 in Eritrea on 01 Jul 2012 16:19 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 117862
Earthquake Magnitude:	4.8M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	13.18 , 41.85
Event Date:	01 Jul 2012 16:19 UTC 01 Jul 2012 19:19 Local
Exposed Population:	110000 people within 100km
Inserted at:	01 Jul 2012 19:26 UTC

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
EMSC	0.5		0.5
	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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JAPAN - Fukushima "a man-made disaster" 7/5/2012 4:25:00 PM.

The Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission presents its report on the 11 March 2011 tragedy. Blame does not lie with the earthquake or the tsunami but with the "serious deficiencies in the response to the accident b

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Japan Finds Nuke Disaster 'Man-Made' 7/5/2012 4:22:00 PM.

The Fukushima nuclear disaster was a “man-made” accident caused by a utility and government regulators who put self-interest before the interest of the public, an independent parliamentary commission reported today after a six-month investi

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Fukushima, un "désastre créé par l'homme" 7/5/2012 4:21:00 PM.

Au Japon, un rapport pointe du doigt la responsabilité humaine de la catastrophe nucléaire de Fukushima. Le gouvernement de Naoto Kan, alors Premier ministre, et l'exploitant de la centrale sont mis en cause.

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