M 5.2 Off-shore on 12 Apr 2016 18:43 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 1084246
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 18.91 Km
Lat/Lon: 50.1907 , -28.9931
Event Date: 12 Apr 2016 18:43 UTC
12 Apr 2016 16:43 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 13 Apr 2016 15:30 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: 1526 | About casualties: 199 | Last hour: 0

Japan earthquakes: 'Race against the clock' to find survivorsSat, 16 Apr 2016 18:04:00 +0200.

At least 32 people have died in the latest Kyushu earthquake, according to Kumamoto Prefecture's disaster management office. The magnitude-7.0 quake hit early Saturday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described the search for survivors in piles o
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Bebé fue rescatada de una casa derrumbada tras terremoto en JapónSat, 16 Apr 2016 18:04:00 +0200.

(16 de abril de 2016. El Venezolano).- Luego de seis horas del terremoto de 6,5 en Japón, equipos japoneses de rescate sacaron de los escombros de una casa a una niña de 8 meses. En el video publicado por AFP, se puede observar como las aut
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Tenerife building collapse death toll rises to SEVENSat, 16 Apr 2016 18:03:00 +0200.

'No-one was on the terrace because I don't open till 5pm but if this had happened in the evening, it would have been far worse. 'The noise when the building collapsed was tremendous. There was work going on in an old commercial premises on
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Serie de terremotos causa al menos 41 muertos y decenas de personas se ... Sat, 16 Apr 2016 18:03:00 +0200.

Por Kazuhiro Nogi. Kumamoto/AFP. Una serie de terremotos sacudió desde el jueves el suroeste de Japón dejando al menos 41 muertos, aunque los servicios de urgencia temen nuevos temblores y que el balance se agrave con las personas sepultada
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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), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), (2), INFORM (1), USGS (2),