M 4.5 in Japan on 08 Aug 2015 12:58 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 1062539
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 59.93 Km
Lat/Lon: 43.1622 , 144.735
Event Date: 08 Aug 2015 12:58 UTC
08 Aug 2015 21:58 Local
Exposed Population:
531191 people within 100km
Inserted at: 08 Aug 2015 13:39 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: 597 | About casualties: 7 | Last hour: 0

Le premier réacteur nucléaire a redémarré malgré l'hostilitéWed, 12 Aug 2015 12:42:00 +0200.

Le premier réacteur nucléaire a redémarré malgré l’hostilité Le premier réacteur nucléaire a redémarré malgré l’hostilité 12.08.2015 Après Fukushima. Le Japon compte à nouveau un réacteur nucléaire en activité, celui de Sendai dans le sud-
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Marejadas reabren debate por seguridad de hotel en roqueríoWed, 12 Aug 2015 10:40:00 +0200.

“Las olas parecían de más de seis metros e impactaban la estructura del hotel. Era muy impresionante”, relata Juan Pablo Galleguillos, residente de Concón, respecto de lo que presenció el reciente sábado, en el borde costero de su comuna. A
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Empress Michiko makes 1st public appearance since heart scareWed, 12 Aug 2015 10:32:00 +0200.

August 10, 2015. A CT scan revealed that chest pains suffered by Empress Michiko are likely due to coronary artery disease, the Imperial Household Agency said Aug. 9. August 03, 2015. A choir consisting of United Nations workers held a con
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45 per cent of India's coastline facing erosion: StudyWed, 12 Aug 2015 09:09:00 +0200.

. As much as 45% of India’s 8,414-km long coastline is facing erosion, according to a new study based on satellite data over 15 years, published in the Indian Academy of Science’s journal Current Science. A seawall set up near Pondicherry
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

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),