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

• Earthquake magnitude 5.6M and depth 6.5km
• on 14/07/2012 19:55 UTC
• 3050000 people within 100km

Known identifiers for this event: usb000b6gc (neicid)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 298 | About casualties: 5 | Last hour: 0

UPDATE1: Unused nuclear fuel taken out from crippled Fukushima No. 4 unit
Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:01:00 +0200   kyodonews (en)

TOKYO - Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Wednesday took out an unused nuclear fuel assembly from a spent fuel poo...

People and organisations: Fukushima Daiichi  American Electric Power Co  Tokyo Electric Power  Tokyo Electric Power  Tokyo Electric Power 

Hybrid vehicle batteries playing second role as emergency power source for the home
Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:24:00 +0200   japantimes (en)

Since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, hybrid vehicles have attracted attention as alternative power sources in times of emergency. Hybrid car batteries were used to run electric cookers and other home appliances amid the blackouts that followed the disasters.

People and organisations: Motors Corp  Nissan Motor  Mitsubishi Motors  Mitsubishi Motors  Nissan Motor Co  Toyota Motor  Toyota Motor 

U.S. investment in Tohoku sought
Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:24:00 +0200   japantimes (en)

The Japan External Trade Organization is urging U.S. corporations to invest in Japan as part of efforts to help rebuild the areas devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. A briefing session Tuesday in New York drew about 300 participants, mainly from U.S.

People and organisations: Fukushima Prefecture  Upper House  Cámara Alta 

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 (20), (1), WMO (1), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (4),

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