M 6.2 in Japan on 07 Dec 2012 08:31 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 121316
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.2M
Depth: 29.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.9387 , 143.763
Event Date: 07 Dec 2012 08:31 UTC
07 Dec 2012 18:31 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 07 Dec 2012 08:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
usc000e5n9 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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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 1714 | About casualties: 11 | Last hour: 0

Silver lining to Philippine disaster? A rebel truceTue, 11 Dec 2012 07:46:00 +0100.

There is little to celebrate about a horrific typhoon that has took the lives of nearly 650 Filipinos and ruined more than $200 million worth of crops. The storm, known as Bopha, has devastated the Philippines in a year already stricken wit
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Strong quake strikes off eastern IndonesiaTue, 11 Dec 2012 06:49:00 +0100.

JAKARTA, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Banda Sea off eastern Indonesia early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but no tsunami alert was issued.
Hilfsorganisation : Moosburger "Navis" zurück aus OstafrikaTue, 11 Dec 2012 06:41:00 +0100.

Das Team der Hilfsorganisation "Navis", das seit Mitte November im Osten Afrikas unterwegs war, um hungernden Menschen zu helfen, ist zurück in der Heimat im Landkreis Freising. Die Sternstunden des BR fördern die "Navis".
Japan utilities dive on atomic plant shutdown fearsTue, 11 Dec 2012 06:39:00 +0100.

TOKYO: Shares in Japanese power companies plunged Tuesday after a panel of experts said one of the nation's nuclear plants may sit over an active seismic fault, raising fears it would have to be scrapped.

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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 (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),