M 4.9 in Japan on 20 May 2017 14:40 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 1113445
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 20.32 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.9352 , 143.5914
Event Date: 20 May 2017 14:40 UTC
21 May 2017 00:40 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 May 2017 14:57 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10008ttu Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 296 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

India mulls over setting up tsunami early warning system in South Chin ... Wed, 24 May 2017 14:40:00 +0200.

The government is exploring the possibility of setting up a tsunami early warning system in the disputed South China Sea, which has been witnessing China’s growing assertiveness. M Rajeevan, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, said
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Two Oi reactors clear regulator safety review, paving way for restartWed, 24 May 2017 12:03:00 +0200.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority formally confirmed Wednesday that two reactors on the Sea of Japan have met safety standards, paving the way for their restart as early as this fall. The authority gave final approval to a report submitted b
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2 more nuclear reactors in Japan clear regulator's safety reviewWed, 24 May 2017 10:12:00 +0200.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority formally confirmed Wednesday that two reactors on the Sea of Japan have met the country's post-Fukushima safety standards, paving the way for their restart possibly this fall. The authority gave its final ap
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India may build tsunami early warning system in SCSWed, 24 May 2017 10:09:00 +0200.

Promote your Business on Economictimes.com for free and reach out to millions of potential Customers NEW DELHI: The government is exploring the possibility of setting up a tsunami early warning system in the disputed South China Sea , whic
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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),