M 4.5 in Japan on 12 Dec 2015 21:05 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 1075665
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 49.79 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.9428 , 141.8377
Event Date: 12 Dec 2015 21:05 UTC
13 Dec 2015 06:05 Local
Exposed Population:
1726075 people within 100km
Inserted at: 12 Dec 2015 21:33 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: 335 | About casualties: 59 | Last hour: 0

Philippine typhoon death toll climbs to 11; floods persistWed, 16 Dec 2015 18:39:00 +0100.

MANILA: Rescuers on speedboats hauled rain-soaked residents off rooftops in the Philippine countryside on Wednesday after Typhoon Melor killed at least 11 people and cut power for millions. The typhoon, which tore in off the Pacific Ocean o
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Cele mai mari catastrofe din 2015. Vezi cutremurele care au zguduit lu ... Wed, 16 Dec 2015 18:02:00 +0100.

Cel mai distructiv seism din anul care a trecut a fost înregistrat în Nepal, în 25 aprilie. El a avut 7,8 grade pe scara Richter și a fost simțit și în India și Bangladesh, fiind de 700 de ori mai puternic decât bomba de la Hiroshima, potri
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Top Stories Typhoon spawns floods, traffic 18 mins agoWed, 16 Dec 2015 17:20:00 +0100.

They added that the number of casualties would likely rise because most of the affected provinces remained isolated after the storm took down telecommunication and power lines. A barrage of rain in the Metro Manila on Tuesday night submerge
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RETROSPECTIVĂ 2015 Dezastre naturale - cutremure și erupții vulcaniceWed, 16 Dec 2015 13:31:00 +0100.

Cel mai distructiv seism din anul care a trecut a fost înregistrat în Nepal, în 25 aprilie. El a avut 7,8 grade pe scara Richter și a fost simțit și în India și Bangladesh, fiind de 700 de ori mai puternic decât bomba de la Hiroshima, potri
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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),