Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 01 Apr 2013 18:53 UTC

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M 6 in Japan on 01 Apr 2013 18:53 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 123551
Earthquake Magnitude:	6.0M
Depth:	12.5 Km
Lat/Lon:	39.5276 , 143.196
Event Date:	01 Apr 2013 18:53 UTC 02 Apr 2013 04:53 Local
Exposed Population:	No people within 100km
Inserted at:	01 Apr 2013 20:35 UTC

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
usb000fxh7	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 217 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

Japanese Tsunami Dock Removed from Olympic CoastTue, 02 Apr 2013 07:02:00 +0200.

Crews from The Undersea Company of Port Townsend, Wash. have removed the 185-ton dock that crossed the ocean following the March 2011 tsunami. NOAA contracted

Mahnmal oder Wunde?Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:50:00 +0200.

Ein Fischtrawler, der vor zwei Jahren vom Tsunami ins Landesinnere getragen wurde, ist im Nordosten Japans zu einer inoffiziellen Gedenkstätte für die Katastrophe geworden. Jetzt will ihn die Besitzerin entsorgen.

Japanese Tsunami Dock Removed from Olympic CoastTue, 02 Apr 2013 06:48:00 +0200.

Crews from The Undersea Company of Port Townsend, Wash. have removed the 185-ton dock that crossed the ocean following the March 2011 tsunami. NOAA contracted

Magnitude-6 undersea quake off JapanTue, 02 Apr 2013 06:45:00 +0200.

NEW YORK: A magnitude-6.0 undersea earthquake hit off eastern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. No tsuna

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