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 3.

• Earthquake magnitude 4.9M and depth 9.8km
• on 22/09/2012 06:15 UTC
• 1250000 people within 100km

Known identifiers for this event: usc000ctwx (neicid)

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Articles: 86 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

China to resume nuclear reactor programme
Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:38:00 +0200   scmp (en)

Beijing’s ambitious reactor building programme is set to resume in the fourth quarter following a suspension imposed after Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, official media reported on Wednesday. The Shanghai Securities News , citing government sources, said new safety regulations were about to be....

People and organisations: Fukushima Daiichi 

Cashing in on the death of others
Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:08:00 +0200   bbc (en)

But Bryan Freeman, from Habersham Funding in Atlanta, does not think there is much risk of that happening. "In the US it is a crime to commit murder," he says. "In fact, it has been a crime in most of the world since God gave Moses the 10 commandments.

People and organisations: Hurricane Katrina 

B.C. expects 1.5-million tonnes of tsunami debris
Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:15:00 +0200   CBC (en)

The B.C. government says it expects 1.5-million tonnes of debris will hit the province's shores following the 2011 Japanese tsunami — but experts disagree on when it might arrive.

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