M 4.8 in Iran on 27 Nov 2012 06:22 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 121096
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 33.24 , 49.28
Event Date: 27 Nov 2012 06:22 UTC
27 Nov 2012 09:52 Local
Exposed Population:
1580000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 27 Nov 2012 07:52 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
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 331 | About casualties: 6 | Last hour: 0

Tsunami debris smartphone app developedSat, 01 Dec 2012 05:22:00 +0100.

A new smartphone app developed in Victoria will enable people to help track debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan as it gets within sight of B.C.'s shores.
Keeping Our Heads Above WaterSat, 01 Dec 2012 03:54:00 +0100.

What can New York learn from other great cities battling rising tides and sinking land?
Shed responsibility and the problems fix themselvesSat, 01 Dec 2012 03:39:00 +0100.

Is there anything more annoying than being lectured by your son on a topic about which you have long lectured him? Here's the Space Cadet last Sunday on the subject of our shed: ''The shed is a real mess. You can't find a chisel when you ne
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National › Japan donates $5 mil to U.S. for tsunami debris cleanupSat, 01 Dec 2012 01:55:00 +0100.

Japan is providing $5 million to the U.S. to help with collection and disposal of marine debris from its March 2011 tsunami disaster. The Foreign Ministry announced the donation to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on
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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),