This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the Magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on update number 3.

• Earthquake magnitude 6.6M and depth 16km
• on 21/04/2012 01:16 UTC
• 160000 people within 100km

Tsunami

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Known identifiers for this event: usc00098nl (neicid)

Latest media headlines

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Japan Earthquake: Honshu Struck By 5.5-Magnitude Quake
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:14:00 +0200   ibtimes-cn (zh)

A Japan earthquake struck a southeastern section of Honshu island Tuesday afternoon, rocking the region with a reported 5.5-magnitude shock.

People and organisations:

Japan Earthquake: Honshu Struck By 5.5-Magnitude Quake
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:46:00 +0200   ibtimes-au (en)

A Japan earthquake struck a southeastern section of Honshu island Tuesday afternoon, rocking the region with a reported 5.5-magnitude shock.

People and organisations: Meteorological Agency  Facebook 

Washington: NASA Tests GPS Monitoring System for Big U.S. Earthquakes
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:07:00 +0200   7thspace (en)

The space-based technology that lets GPS-equipped motorists constantly update their precise location will undergo a major test of its ability to rapidly pinpoint the location and magnitude of strong earthquakes across the western United States. Results ...

People and organisations: Global Positioning System  California Institute of Technology  US Geological Survey  NASA 

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