Overall Green Earthquake in Iran on 11 Aug 2012 19:52 UTC

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M 4.7 in Iran on 11 Aug 2012 19:52 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 118797
Earthquake Magnitude:	4.7M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	38.41 , 46.93
Event Date:	11 Aug 2012 19:52 UTC 12 Aug 2012 00:22 Local
Exposed Population:	2410000 people within 100km
Inserted at:	11 Aug 2012 22:44 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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Latest media headlines

Científicos encuentran mariposas mutantes en Fukushima 8/15/2012 8:01:00 PM.

Los científicos informaron sobre el hallazgo de mariposas mutantes en Japón, lo que parece ser la primera muestra de las consecuencias derivadas del desastre nuclear del año pasado en Fukushima.

IAEA praises nuclear safety progress 8/15/2012 7:58:00 PM.

The world has significantly progressed in strengthening global nuclear safety after Japan's Fukushima disaster, says a report published by the International Atomic Energy Agency Wednesday.

Descubren mutaciones en mariposas por la radiación de Fukushima 8/15/2012 7:52:00 PM.

Un grupo de científicos japoneses ha descubierto mutaciones genéticas en mariposas expuestas a la radiación en el área en torno a la central atómica de Fukushima , epicentro de la crisis nuclear de 2011, según un artículo publicado en el po

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Iran accepts Swiss offer of humanitarian aid 8/15/2012 7:43:00 PM.

The Swiss foreign ministry has confirmed that Iran, which was hit by a severe double earthquake on Saturday that killed 306 people and left thousands injured, has accepted its offer of humanitarian assistance.

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