M 4.5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 26 Aug 2014 01:12 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 1038660
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 8 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.83 , 47.78
Event Date: 26 Aug 2014 01:12 UTC
26 Aug 2014 05:42 Local
Exposed Population:
1539986 people within 100km
Inserted at: 26 Aug 2014 02:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=396921 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

Articles: 319 | About casualties: 5 | Last hour: 0

Earthquake Strikes Southern Greece, Felt In AthensFri, 29 Aug 2014 15:06:00 +0200.

A strong earthquake shook southern Greece on Friday and was felt as far as Athens but there were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage. The quake measured 5.7 in magnitude, according... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Les Japonais appelés à stocker du PQFri, 29 Aug 2014 14:46:00 +0200.

Les survivalistes, les paranoïaques ou les gens très prudents font des stocks pour faire face à une éventuelle catastrophe ou guerre nucléaire. Des pâtes, de l'eau, des conserves... Au Japon, le gouvernement demande à ses citoyens de faire
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Japaner sollen Klopapier hortenFri, 29 Aug 2014 14:33:00 +0200.

Die japanische Regierung hat die Bevölkerung zum Horten von Toilettenpapier aufgerufen, um für mögliche Naturkatastrophen gewappnet zu sein. "Bereiten Sie sich vor, um später nichts bereuen zu müssen", hieß es in einer vom Industrieminister
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Japan govt calls on citizens to stockpile toilet paperFri, 29 Aug 2014 14:14:00 +0200.

TOKYO The Japanese government is calling on its citizens to prepare for the worst-case scenario, should a major disaster hit the quake-prone archipelago: Stockpile toilet paper. The industry ministry has launched a public awareness campaign
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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), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),