M 4.9 in Japan on 12 Apr 2016 19:04 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 1084248
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 11.19 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.8159 , 130.6502
Event Date: 12 Apr 2016 19:04 UTC
13 Apr 2016 04:04 Local
Exposed Population:
About 10014 people within 100km
Inserted at: 13 Apr 2016 16:06 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: 3076 | About casualties: 412 | Last hour: 0

Katastrophe - Mehr als 40 Tote und die Angst vor weiteren BebenSat, 16 Apr 2016 18:35:00 +0200.

Mehr als 40 Tote und die Angst vor weiteren Beben KATASTROPHE Die Schäden sind schon jetzt immens - und noch immer folgen im Süden Japans neue Beben. Dutzende Menschen sind bereits gestorben, Hunderte Häuser zerstört. Bei einer Serie stark
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Au Japon, les secours craignent de nouvelles secousses sismiquesSat, 16 Apr 2016 18:34:00 +0200.

Des dizaines d'habitants étaient pris au piège samedi après un nouveau tremblement de terre dans le sud-ouest du Japon, qui a tué au moins dix-huit personnes et provoqué destructions, incendies et glissement de terrain.
Segundo terremoto atinge o Japão na semana; país corre ...Sat, 16 Apr 2016 18:30:00 +0200.

Equipes de resgate japonesas estão neste sábado removendo escombros e lama em busca de dezenas de pessoas depois que um terremoto de magnitude 7,3 sacudiu uma ilha do sul do país, matando pelo menos 32 pessoas e ferindo cerca de mil. O raso
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Asciende a 18 el balance de muertos tras el nuevo terremoto en JapónSat, 16 Apr 2016 18:28:00 +0200.

ÚN | AFP.- El balance del nuevo terremoto que sacudió el suroeste de Japón en la madrugada del sábado ascendió a 18 muertos, que se añaden a las 9 víctimas mortales del potente sismo del jueves, según las autoridades locales. "Dieciséis per
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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.
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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),