M 4.7 in Tajikistan on 07 Dec 2015 17:51 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 1074980
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.3 , 72.9155
Event Date: 07 Dec 2015 17:51 UTC
07 Dec 2015 22:51 Local
Exposed Population:
About 54565 people within 100km
Inserted at: 07 Dec 2015 19:36 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: 430 | About casualties: 12 | Last hour: 0

Concurso de embellecimiento de cadáveres en JapónFri, 11 Dec 2015 17:10:00 +0100.

En Japón asear y arreglar a los cadáveres es todo un arte. Sayuri Takahashi se arrodilla con gracia junto a una mujer inmóvil, le toma un brazo, luego otro, las piernas ... y la viste a la luz de velas artificiales. A sus 27 años participó
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Apoyeque es el volcán más peligroso de NicaraguaFri, 11 Dec 2015 15:53:00 +0100.

— Científicos advierten que la erupción del Momotombo no es nada comparado con Apoyeque. –Su cercanía a las ciudades de Managua, Mateare, La Paz Centro y otras lo convierte en el segundo más letal del mundo. —Auguran un daño incalculable en
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En Japón organizan un curioso concurso de embellecimiento de cadáveresFri, 11 Dec 2015 15:52:00 +0100.

En Japón asear y arreglar a los cadáveres es todo un arte. Sayuri Takahashi se arrodilla con gracia junto a una mujer inmóvil, le toma un brazo, luego otro, las piernas ... y la viste a la luz de velas artificiales. A sus 27 años participó
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360-degree look at Takashi Murakami’s ‘The 500 Arhats’ exhibition in T ... Fri, 11 Dec 2015 15:27:00 +0100.

June 03, 2015. MINO, Gifu Prefecture--A translucent and fragile cubic tearoom was reassembled for an exhibition to celebrate the designation of traditional Japanese “washi” paper-making to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. May 05
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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),