M 4.8 in Japan on 15 Apr 2016 23:20 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 1084485
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.6843 , 130.6575
Event Date: 15 Apr 2016 23:20 UTC
16 Apr 2016 08:20 Local
Exposed Population:
6388958 people within 100km
Inserted at: 15 Apr 2016 23:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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: 741 | About casualties: 89 | Last hour: 0

AJC Supports IsraAid Relief Efforts in EcuadorTue, 19 Apr 2016 22:47:00 +0200.

NEW YORK, April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC is partnering with IsraAid, the Israeli humanitarian relief organization, to provide emergency assistance in Ecuador, struck by a devastating earthquake. "We mourn with the people of E
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¿El terremoto de Japón y el de Ecuador están relacionados?Tue, 19 Apr 2016 22:38:00 +0200.

Tras dos terremotos en menos de una semana, muchas personas han empezado a especular que los movimientos telúricos podrían estar relacionados. Sin embargo, este GIF publicado en Facebook por Pictoline te explica por qué no es así. Las aterr
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Mensaje sobre un posible temblor en México causa pánico en ‘WhatsApp’Tue, 19 Apr 2016 22:37:00 +0200.

Ciudad de México.- Excélsior Basado en la información de los recientes sismos en Japón y Ecuador, a alguien se le ocurrió difundir un mensaje sobre un posible terremoto en la ciudad de México, por lo que de acuerdo con el Servicio Siusmológ
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Ecuador: Man pulled out of collapsed hotel aliveTue, 19 Apr 2016 22:31:00 +0200.

Ecuador earthquake leaves hundreds dead. At least 480 people have died in Ecuador following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck off the country's northwest Pacific coast. President Correa confirmed the death toll had reached the hundred
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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),