M 4.6 in Japan on 23 Feb 2015 08:00 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 1048971
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.4864 , 140.3069
Event Date: 23 Feb 2015 08:00 UTC
23 Feb 2015 17:00 Local
Exposed Population:
34836240 people within 100km
Inserted at: 23 Feb 2015 08:55 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  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 431 | About casualties: 4 | Last hour: 0

Le prince William en visite au JaponThu, 26 Feb 2015 11:11:00 +0100.

Le prince William est arrivé jeudi au Japon pour sa première visite dans un pays très attaché à la famille royale britannique, un déplacement de quatre jours qu’il effectue sans son épouse Kate, enceinte de leur deuxième enfant. Au program
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Prinz William zu Besuch in JapanThu, 26 Feb 2015 11:06:00 +0100.

Der britische Prinz William ist zum Auftakt seines ersten Japan-Besuchs von hunderten Schaulustigen in Tokio empfangen worden. Kurz nach seiner Ankunft besichtigte der 32-Jährige bei eine Bootstour die Bucht von Tokio, wo im Sommer 2020 ein
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Bandara Rokot: Mentawai Prioritaskan Pembebasan LahanThu, 26 Feb 2015 11:03:00 +0100.

Kabar24.com , PADANGPemerintah Kabupaten Kepulauan Mentawai, Sumatra Barat memprioritaskan pembebasan lahan 40 hektare untuk perluasan bandara Rokot tahun ini. Plt Kepala Dinas Perhubungan Kabupaten Kepulauan Mentawai Edi Sukarni mengatakan
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Cada vez menos evacuados por Fukushima quieren regresar a sus casasThu, 26 Feb 2015 11:02:00 +0100.

Tokio, 26 feb (EFE).- Cada vez menos evacuados por el accidente nuclear de Fukushima (Japón) desean retornar a sus hogares en la zona afectada por la catástrofe pese a las labores de descontaminación realizadas, según datos de una encuesta
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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),