M 4.9 in Japan on 09 Mar 2014 15:13 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 1027268
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 93.47 Km
Lat/Lon: 43.3429 , 145.8599
Event Date: 09 Mar 2014 15:13 UTC
10 Mar 2014 00:13 Local
Exposed Population:
119209 people within 100km
Inserted at: 09 Mar 2014 18:46 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -1
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Meteo assessment
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

FROM THE ARCHIVES: She makes final farewells less traumatic for Japan'.. 3/11/2014 12:33:00 PM.

March 11, 2014 5:43 PM Ms Ruiko Sasahara, a mortician by profession, has been volunteering on the north- eastern coast of Japan since disaster struck last year, repairing battered faces so that surviving relatives can say their final farewe
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Press Releases: Third Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake 3/11/2014 12:30:00 PM.

Third Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 11, 2014 I will never forget hearing the news in my Senate office on that bleak Friday morning: a devastating 8.9-magnit
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Tokyo highlights rail stations with Taiwan roots 3/10/2014 7:56:00 PM.

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A tourism activity featuring railway stations that share the same names in both Taiwan and Japan was held in Tokyo yesterday.
Tourism promotion in Tokyo features Taiwan namesake rail stations 3/10/2014 4:03:00 PM.

Tokyo, March 10 (CNA) A tourism activity featuring railway stations that share the same names in both Taiwan and Japan was held in Tokyo Monday. Taiwan's Tourism Bureau, the Taiwan Railways Administration and the Taiwan Visitors Association
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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 (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),