M 4.6 in Japan on 03 Jun 2014 17:22 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 1033577
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 61.79 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.5169 , 140.6489
Event Date: 03 Jun 2014 17:22 UTC
04 Jun 2014 02:22 Local
Exposed Population:
7819674 people within 100km
Inserted at: 03 Jun 2014 18:47 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 258 | About casualties: 6 | Last hour: 0

'Não imaginava que seria tão emocionante', afirma Kíria MeurerSat, 07 Jun 2014 05:56:00 +0200.

Globo Repórter desta sexta (6) revelou a beleza gelada da Patagônia, águas de um azul intenso e catedrais de mármore no meio de um lago.
Japan's Abe talks peace in Asia with Pope FrancisFri, 06 Jun 2014 22:21:00 +0200.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed ways of promoting peace and stability in Asia at a meeting with Pope Francis on Friday, the Vatican said in a statement.
Primeiro-ministro japonês conversa sobre paz na Ásia com o PapaFri, 06 Jun 2014 20:43:00 +0200.

Segundo o comunicado, na conversa houve uma "referência particular a iniciativas destinadas a promover a paz e a estabilidade no continente asiático" e Abe agradeceu a Francisco por seu apoio após o devastador terremoto e tsunami no Japão.
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Premier japonês conversa com o Papa sobre paz na ÁsiaFri, 06 Jun 2014 20:33:00 +0200.

O primeiro-ministro japonês, Shinzo Abe, discutiu formas de promover a paz e a estabilidade na Ásia em um encontro com o Papa Francisco nesta sexta-feira, informou o Vaticano em um comunicado. Segundo o comunicado, na conversa houve uma "re
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),