M 4.6 in Japan on 16 Apr 2016 05:03 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 1084506
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 10.71 Km
Lat/Lon: 33.0029 , 131.1177
Event Date: 16 Apr 2016 05:03 UTC
16 Apr 2016 14:03 Local
Exposed Population:
8038904 people within 100km
Inserted at: 16 Apr 2016 05:27 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: 558 | About casualties: 55 | Last hour: 0

CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL : Support for 2016 Kumamoto EarthquakeWed, 20 Apr 2016 04:49:00 +0200.

TOKYO, April 20, 2016 -- Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 4519) extends its deepest sympathy to all the people affected by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake. Chugai has decided to donate 10 million yen to Japan Platform and Association of
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Fernando Cáceres: Alertas que se “caen”Wed, 20 Apr 2016 04:42:00 +0200.

El terrible sismo ocurrido en Ecuador es una llamada de alerta. Aunque todavía está en la memoria el terremoto de Pisco en 2007, lo cierto es que no estamos preparados para otro sismo de gran magnitud. Si tomamos en cuenta la cantidad de vi
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New earthquake hits coastal EcuadorWed, 20 Apr 2016 04:38:00 +0200.

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Ecuador Tuesday, three days after a larger 7.8-magnitude temblor left more than 500 dead. Tuesday's quake hit about 2.5 miles south by southwest of Muisne, Ecuador, and about 118 miles west by
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Presidente chino envía condolencias a Japón por terremotoWed, 20 Apr 2016 04:22:00 +0200.

04-20-2016 08:28 El presidente de China, Xi Jinping, envió el lunes un mensaje de condolencias a su homólogo de Ecuador, Rafael Correa, por el terremoto ocurrido el 16 de abril en el país latinoamericano. En el mensaje, Xi lamentó la trage
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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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),