M 4.4 in Iran on 02 Sep 2012 08:50 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 119239
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.72 , 46.98
Event Date: 02 Sep 2012 08:50 UTC
02 Sep 2012 13:20 Local
Exposed Population:
2440000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 02 Sep 2012 13:07 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
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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Meteo assessment
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 309 | About casualties: 33 | Last hour: 0

Granada lançada em espetáculo provoca 37 feridosSun, 02 Sep 2012 11:53:00 +0200.

Pelo menos 37 pessoas ficaram feridas após a explosão de uma granada lançada contra o público durante um espetáculo circense na ilha de Mindanao, no sul das Filipinas, este sábado à noite.
Filipinos return to quake-damaged homesSun, 02 Sep 2012 11:15:00 +0200.

Thousands of Filipinos who evacuated to higher ground after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami scare have returned to their homes.
Filipinos return to quake-damaged homesSun, 02 Sep 2012 11:04:00 +0200.

Thousands of Filipinos who evacuated to higher ground after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami scare have returned to their homes.
PH less at risk from sea-based quakes - PhivolcsSun, 02 Sep 2012 11:03:00 +0200.

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines was fortunate that the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck off the east coast came from the sea and not on land or else the reported number of damages and fatalities would have been a lot higher.

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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 (40), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),