M 4.5 in Iran on 10 May 2016 13:20 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 1086067
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 29.2274 , 51.9932
Event Date: 10 May 2016 13:20 UTC
10 May 2016 17:50 Local
Exposed Population:
2331146 people within 100km
Inserted at: 10 May 2016 14:36 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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Latest media headlines

Articles: 384 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

Janet Echelman's fishnet-inspired sculpture hangs again above Jardins ... Sat, 14 May 2016 13:03:00 +0200.

Inspired by Indian fishermen. Echelman's work is highly technical, involving 3D modelling and innovative textiles, but her inspiration comes from a chance encounter at a fishing village in India. While waiting for painting supplies to arriv
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Did Japan learn its lessons from Fukushima quake and tsunami? One US e ... Sat, 14 May 2016 12:36:00 +0200.

A former US government expert on emergency management has questioned whether Japan is applying the lessons from the 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami in its northeast to its response to the recent temblors in Kumamoto Prefecture. Leo Bosn
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Akdeniz depremlerini uzmanlar değerlendirdiSat, 14 May 2016 11:24:00 +0200.

Akdeniz son 14 günde küçük ölçekli 65 depremle sarsıldı. Uzmanlara göre bu normal, ancak büyük bir depremin habercisi de olabilir. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Kandilli Rasathanesi'nin son depremler raporunda, Akdeniz'de 14 gün içinde, küçük ölçek
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Tepco to put some Fukushima decommissioning work on hold during G-7 su ... Sat, 14 May 2016 11:04:00 +0200.

TOKYO: The majority of decommissioning work at the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant will be put on hold while the Group of Seven summit takes place in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on May 26 to 27, according to the Tokyo Electric Power Co. Sa
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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), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),