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

Updated: this report is based on update number 5.

• Earthquake magnitude 6.1M and depth 10km
• on 20/05/2012 02:03 UTC
• 6880000 people within 100km

Known identifiers for this event: usb0009tk0 (neicid) EQ-2012-000080-ITA (glide)

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Articles: 1073 | About casualties: 197 | Last hour: 0

Un ponton emporté par le tsunami échoue dans l’Oregon
Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:00:00 +0200   24heures (fr)

Un ponton flottant de 20 mètres de long s’est échoué sur une plage du nord-ouest des USA, après avoir dérivé pendant 15 mois dans le Pacifique à la suite du tsunami de mars 2011 au Japon.

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Slovenia Oil and Gas Report Q4 2011 - new market research report published
Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:54:00 +0200   pr-inside (en)

(PR-inside.com) Despite Slovenias relative lack of prominence in the global oil and gas industry, the latest Slovenia Oil & Gas Report comes at a time when the countrys tight gas potential is increasingly being recognised by explorers. Slovenia does not currently produce any gas, and oil production....

People and organisations: OPEC 

Slovakia Oil and Gas Report Q4 2011 - new market research report published
Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:54:00 +0200   pr-inside (en)

(PR-inside.com) This latest Slovakia Oil & Gas Report sees the country remaining a minor oil producer over the coming years, while adding modestly to oil demand. Slovakian oil production should rise slightly from 4,270 barrels per day (b/d) in 2010 to 4,340b/d in 2015.

People and organisations: OPEC 

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.

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