Overall Green Earthquake alert in France on 16 Apr 2013 10:52 UTC

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M 4.5 in France on 16 Apr 2013 10:52 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 124058
Earthquake Magnitude:	4.5M
Depth:	2 Km
Lat/Lon:	46.14 , 5.5
Event Date:	16 Apr 2013 10:52 UTC 16 Apr 2013 12:52 Local
Exposed Population:	5190000 people within 100km
Inserted at:	16 Apr 2013 11:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
EMSC	0.5		0.5
	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

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Latest media headlines

Au moins 71 morts après un fort séisme en Chine 4/20/2013 10:54:00 AM.

PEKIN (Reuters) - Un séisme de 6,6 degrés de magnitude a fait au moins 71 morts et plus de 2.200 blessés samedi dans le Sichuan, province du sud-ouest de la , rapporte la presse officielle. Chine L'épicentre a été localisé à Ya'an, dans le

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Two Quakes Jolt Eastern Indonesia 4/20/2013 10:54:00 AM.

Two strong earthquakes shook the eastern part of Indonesia on Saturday. No casualties or injuries were reported.

Au moins 56 morts et 600 blessés après un séisme en Chine 4/20/2013 10:35:00 AM.

Secouristes sur une route coupée à Ya'an dans le comté de Lushan. Selon la presse officielle, un séisme de 6,6 degrés de magnitude a fait au moins 71 morts et plus de 2.200 blessés samedi dans le Sichuan, province du sud-ouest de la Chine.

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Chine : séisme meurtrier dans le Sichuan 4/20/2013 9:16:00 AM.

Au moins 56 personnes sont mortes et plus de 600 blessées après le séisme de magnitude 6,6.

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