M 4.9 in Iran on 06 Sep 2012 03:43 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 119363
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 40 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.14 , 54.07
Event Date: 06 Sep 2012 03:43 UTC
06 Sep 2012 08:13 Local
Exposed Population:
340000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 06 Sep 2012 04:41 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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 308 | About casualties: 35 | Last hour: 0

Huge earthquake hits Costa RicaThu, 06 Sep 2012 05:54:00 +0200.

A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica's Pacific coast, killing at least one person and triggering tsunami warnings, authorities said.
Pentagon maps Japan radiation, says U.S. personnel safeThu, 06 Sep 2012 05:50:00 +0200.

The Pentagon on Wednesday posted a website mapping the amount of radiation to which the tens of thousands of Americans in Japan at the time of last year's earthquake and nuclear disaster
Sismo estremece Costa Rica y parte de CentroaméricaThu, 06 Sep 2012 05:46:00 +0200.

Un poderoso temblor de 7.6 de magnitud sacudió a Costa Rica y a una amplia franja de Centroamérica el miércoles. El sismo hizo colapsar casas, bloqueó algunas carreteras y causó pánico entre la población.
Powerful quake hits Costa Rica, no deathsThu, 06 Sep 2012 05:42:00 +0200.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Costa Rica escaped relatively unscathed after a powerful earthquake hit the country on Wednesday, sparking landslides and knocking down buildings without killing anyone.

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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 (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),