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

• Earthquake magnitude 6M and depth 9.9km
• on 22/06/2012 04:31 UTC
• About 200 people within 100km

Known identifiers for this event: usb000amdx (neicid)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 202 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Fears Accompany Fishermen in Japanese Disaster Region
Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:19:00 +0200   nytimes (en)

For the first time since last year’s nuclear catastrophe, commercial fishing has resumed in the waters off Fukushima, raising concerns about radiation in sea produce.

People and organisations: Fukushima Daiichi  Tokyo Electric Power  Tokyo Electric Power 

Fears Accompany Fishermen in Japanese Disaster Region
Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:14:00 +0200   IHT (en)

For the first time since last year’s nuclear catastrophe, commercial fishing has resumed in the waters off Fukushima, raising concerns about radiation in sea produce.

People and organisations: Fukushima Daiichi  Tokyo Electric Power  Tokyo Electric Power 

Scientists warn of tsunami threat in Jutland
Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:12:00 +0200   copenhagenpost (en)

On 26 December 2004, a major earthquake off the coast of Indonesia sent towering waves crashing onto Indian Ocean coasts, from Asia to Africa, killing over 230,000 people and displacing millions more. Since then, the phenomenon of tsunamis has been closely studied in at attempt to predict and....

People and organisations: Der Spiegel 

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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