M 4.5 in Japan on 09 Sep 2016 23:02 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 1093636
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 33.79 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.4929 , 141.5539
Event Date: 09 Sep 2016 23:02 UTC
10 Sep 2016 08:02 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 10 Sep 2016 00:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006nhd 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: 15 | Last hour: 0

Japan: major eruption due within 25 yearsTue, 13 Sep 2016 22:40:00 +0200.

Sakurajima, on the southwestern edge of Japan's Kyushu island, is one of the country's most active volcanoes and has been the focus of a study by a team of international experts. Its last deadly eruption was in 1914, killing 58 people and l
...(more)
Northland tsunami siren network testing late SeptemberTue, 13 Sep 2016 22:01:00 +0200.

Tsunami sirens from Te Hapua to Mangawhai will be tested when daylight saving starts later this month. The 150-plus Northland sirens will sound on the morning of Sunday 25 September as part of regular, twice-yearly checks to ensure they're
...(more)
NASA sees formation of Central Atlantic Tropical Storm IanTue, 13 Sep 2016 21:48:00 +0200.

The low pressure area known as System 94L developed into Tropical Storm Ian on Sept. 14. NOAA's GOES-East satellite data was made into an animation that showed the development of the central Atlantic storm. An animation of GOES-East satell
...(more)
Japanese Volcano Sakurajima Due for Major EruptionTue, 13 Sep 2016 21:30:00 +0200.

A Japanese volcano that last erupted in 1914 could be set to blow in the next few decades, new research suggests. The pool of liquid magma swelling beneath Sakurajima volcano is growing every year — a sign of a growing threat. "This big re
...(more)

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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 (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),