M 4.6 in Italy on 03 Oct 2012 14:41 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 120031
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 44.85 , 9.77
Event Date: 03 Oct 2012 14:41 UTC
03 Oct 2012 16:41 Local
Exposed Population:
9790000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 04 Oct 2012 07:41 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.
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Meteo assessment
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 148 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

4.4-magnitude quake panics northern VietnamThu, 04 Oct 2012 08:43:00 +0200.

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Hai Phong Wednesday morning was felt all the way in Hanoi 100 km away, and sparked panic in many places in northern Vietnam.
NHK, CBS win Intl Emmies for news, current affairsThu, 04 Oct 2012 08:37:00 +0200.

MUMBAI The 2012 International Emmys for News and Current Affairs were presented to NHK and CBC Television . It was the first win for both organisations and countries in each category.
Typhoon Maliksi nearing Japan's northeastThu, 04 Oct 2012 08:16:00 +0200.

TOKYO: A strong typhoon was looming off Japan’s northeastern Pacific coast on Thursday, the weather agency said.
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

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 (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),