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

Updated: this report is based on update number 4.

• Earthquake magnitude 8.6M and depth 22.9km
• on 11/04/2012 08:38 UTC
• No people within 100km

Known identifiers for this event: usc000905e (neicid)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 4476 | About casualties: 47 | Last hour: 0

L’embargo sur les voitures neuves japonaises levé par le ministère de l’Energie
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:38:00 +0200   lexpress-MU (fr)

L’embargo sur les voitures neuves en provenance du Japon a été enlevé. Et ce à partir du lundi 16 avril. La Radiation Protection Authority considère, en effet, que les véhicules et les pièces de rechange en provenance de ce pays ne constituent plus une menace pour le public.

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Make the manga dance
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:15:00 +0200   asianewsnet (en)

The Asian premiere of Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's "TeZukA", a homage to the late Osamu "God of Manga" Tezuka, was a highlight of the recent 40th Hong Kong Arts Festival and the Belgian choreographer's most complicated production to date. The opening monologue, in French with English surtitles, linked the....

People and organisations: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui 

BANGKOK: Two potential earthquake triggers found in North Thailand
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:15:00 +0200   asianewsnet (en)

Two new active geological faultlines have been found - Mae Ing in Chiang Rai and Phayao, and Phetchabun in the province of the same name - bringing the total in Thailand to 14, with another still under study. Energy release associated with rapid movement on active faults, across which there are....

People and organisations: Mae Hong Son 

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product. The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: NEIC (4), EMM (1), JRC (21), (1), WMO (1), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1),

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