M 5 in Myanmar on 02 Aug 2013 12:04 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 1001173
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 91.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.964 , 94.776
Event Date: 02 Aug 2013 12:04 UTC
02 Aug 2013 18:34 Local
Exposed Population:
979709 people within 100km
Inserted at: 02 Aug 2013 12:26 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -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

Fukushima: "Situation d'urgence" selon l'autorité nucléaire japonaise 8/6/2013 12:00:00 PM.

L'eau hautement radioactive qui se déverse dans l'océan Pacifique depuis la centrale nucléaire de Fukushima crée une "situation d'urgence" que son opérateur a du mal à contenir, à déclaré lundi un responsable de l'autorité nucléaire japonai
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Nuovo allarme a Fukushima: "situazione di emergenza" per acque contami.. 8/6/2013 11:50:00 AM.

A Fukushima si parla di nuova "situazione d'emergenza", che il gestore della centrale Tepco ha difficoltà ad affrontare. A dirlo è l'Autorità…
Japan unveils largest warship since World War II 8/6/2013 11:48:00 AM.

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest warship since World War II, a huge flat-top destroyer that has raised eyebrows in China and elsewhere because it bears a strong resemblance to a conventional aircraft carrier.The...
"Situation d'urgence" à Fukushima, alors que l'eau radioactive se déve.. 8/6/2013 11:43:00 AM.

Tepco, l'opérateur de la centrale, n'est pas en mesure de contenir l'eau fortement contaminée qui s'écoule dans l'océan Pacifique.

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