M 4.6 in Japan on 01 Jul 2020 19:22 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 1224757
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 15.53 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.889 , 123.3462
Event Date: 01 Jul 2020 19:22 UTC
02 Jul 2020 03:22 Local
Exposed Population:
About 12000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 01 Jul 2020 19:53 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000ag3n Scaled population (vector) 3.38  
  C1 earthquake 0.73  
  C2 earthquake -0.22  
  Country Vulnerability -0.71  
  INFORM_normalised 0.57  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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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: 157 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

What’s long and fast, and can run if there’s an earthquake? Japan’s ne ... Sun, 05 Jul 2020 18:53:00 +0200.

Japan has launched a speed-record-breaking new Shinkansen, or bullet train. Not only is it convenient than previous models, however it can also run without external power during an emergency, albeit only for a quick distance. The N700S coul
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Japan debuts new bullet train that can run during an earthquakeSun, 05 Jul 2020 05:13:00 +0200.

Japan's latest record-breaking bullet train doesn't only run faster and smoother -- it's also able to transport passengers to safety in the event of an earthquake. The N700S -- the 'S' stands for 'Supreme' -- entered into service July 1 and
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Wireless carriers start disaster info service for foreign touristsSun, 05 Jul 2020 00:31:00 +0200.

Major Japanese wireless carriers recently launched a service to provide foreign tourists with disaster relief information via mobile phone short message service in the event of an earthquake or typhoon. Three mobile phone service operators
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Japan's wireless carriers start disaster info service for foreign tour ... Sat, 04 Jul 2020 07:45:00 +0200.

Major Japanese wireless carriers recently launched a service to provide foreign tourists with disaster relief information via mobile phone short message service in the event of an earthquake or typhoon. Three mobile phone service operators
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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),