M 5 in Japan on 04 May 2021 18:10 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 1267482
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 18.25 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.1944 , 141.8417
Event Date: 04 May 2021 18:10 UTC
05 May 2021 03:10 Local
Exposed Population:
390000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 06 May 2021 18:19 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000e03w Scaled population (vector) 4.61  
  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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 256 | About casualties: 17 | Last hour: 0

Japan: 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Izu IslandsSat, 08 May 2021 13:06:00 +0200.

) The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that on Saturday, May. 8 a 5.2- magnitude earthquake struck Izu Islands, Japan at 04:19:07 GMT. The epicenter, with a deepness of 79.86 km, was at first concluded to be at 31.9839 degrees north l
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How Google is planning to warn us, before an earthquake hitsSat, 08 May 2021 11:01:00 +0200.

A system capable of immediately detecting a seismic shock, and giving a warning to the population "giving" a few seconds of time that may be vital to protect themselves from possible consequences. This is an ambitious project recently annou
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Vídeo: J.A. Arocha rinde homenaje al capitán Tadashi en La Luz, una dé ... Sat, 08 May 2021 04:07:00 +0200.

Emotivo recibimiento ayer, en el Muelle Grande del Puerto de La Luz y de Las Palmas, al capitán de la flota pesquera japonesa Saito Tadashi, diez años después de que partiera desde Gran Canaria a su país con la incertibumbre de cómo iba a e
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Comment EYAKUZE: Cyclone Jobo didn’t come to town but are we prepared ... Fri, 07 May 2021 23:58:00 +0200.

The aftermath of a cyclone. When it was announced by the Tanzania Meteorological Association that Cyclone Jobo might make landfall within raining distance of Dar es Salaam, I took some necessary steps. PHOTO | FILE Summary. I have been worr
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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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),