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 6.

• Earthquake magnitude 4.5M and depth 5km
• on 11/08/2012 14:25 UTC
• 2540000 people within 100km

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Articles: 1359 | About casualties: 306 | Last hour: 0

Bulgarian President Extends Condolences to Iran over Quake Victims
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:52:00 +0200   novinite (en)

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has sent a letter of condolences to his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadenijad following the tragic earthquake that recently hit the country, claiming hundreds of lives. "It was with deep sorrow that I got the news about the earthquake in Southeastern Iran that....

People and organisations: Rosen Plevneliev  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 

VN one of the most prone countries to disasters
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:48:00 +0200   vietnamplus-en (en)

Vietnam is listed as one of the 10 most likely countries vulnerable to natural disasters, the UK risk consultants Maplecroft announced in a report on August 15.

People and organisations: Munich Re 

Erde bebt wieder Behörden geben Tsunami-Entwarnung - Auch Teile Russlands von Erdstößen betroffen
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:46:00 +0200   news-at (de)

Ein starkes Erdbeben im Seegebiet zwischen dem Norden Japans und Russland hat Teile beider Länder erschüttert. Berichte über Schäden oder Opfer gab es zunächst nicht. Die Stärke lag unterschiedlichen Angaben zufolge zwischen 6,3 und 7,7. Es habe keine Tsunamiwarnung herausgegeben werden müssen.

People and organisations: Fukushima Daiichi 

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