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 5.

• Earthquake magnitude 5.3M and depth 10km
• on 14/06/2012 05:52 UTC
• 1900000 people within 100km

Known identifiers for this event: usb000aflu (neicid)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 418 | About casualties: 5 | Last hour: 0

Quake of 6.4 magnitude strikes 72 miles off Japan
Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:42:00 +0200   ekantipur (en)

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

People and organisations: Meteorological Agency 

Tsunami-hit villages in Japan still need help
Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:53:00 +0200   asianewsnet (en)

Singapore student Poh Shin led two busloads of young people to the disaster-stricken town of Otsuchi, in Iwate prefecture, one recent weekend to help clean up its beach. More than a year after the Ma .....

People and organisations: Tokyo University 

6.4 quake hits off east coast of Japan
Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:25:00 +0200   nst (en)

HONG KONG:A 6.4-magnitude undersea earthquake on Monday jolted the sea area off the east coast of Honshu, the main island of Japan, US seismologists said, but no tsunami alert was issued.

People and organisations: US Geological Survey 

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