Overall Green Earthquake in Japan on 12 Mar 2011 01:34 UTC

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M 6 in Japan on 12 Mar 2011 01:34 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 105012
Earthquake Magnitude:	6.0M
Depth:	24.5 Km
Lat/Lon:	38.7484 , 142.853
Event Date:	12 Mar 2011 01:34 UTC 12 Mar 2011 11:34 Local
Exposed Population:	No people within 100km
Inserted at:	12 Mar 2011 02:18 UTC

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
	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

For battered Japan, a new threat: nuclear meltdown 3/13/2011 4:55:00 AM.

A partial meltdown was likely under way at a second nuclear reactor, a top Japanese official said Sunday, as authorities frantically tried to prevent a similar threat from nearby unit following a catastrophic earthquake and...

Embassy contacts 416 M'sians in disaster-hit Japan 3/13/2011 4:55:00 AM.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Embassy in Tokyo has contacted 416 Malaysians as of 11pm (midnight in Japan) Saturday in the prefectures (states) most affected by Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami.

Japanese in Penang worried 3/13/2011 4:55:00 AM.

GEORGE TOWN: Japanese living in Malaysia are concerned over the plight of their relatives back home.

Malaysians in worst-hit areas accounted for 3/13/2011 4:55:00 AM.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Embassy in Tokyo is in touch with Malaysian citizens and students in areas most affected by Friday’s massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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