M 4.5 in Japan on 19 Apr 2024 00:33 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 1424762
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 74 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.2564 , 139.6754
Event Date: 19 Apr 2024 00:33 UTC
19 Apr 2024 09:33 Local
Exposed Population:
2.9 million in MMI IV
Inserted at: 19 Apr 2024 01:01 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000md1g Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 102 | About casualties: 28 | Last hour: 3

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Taiwan rattled by pair of strong earthquakes just weeks after deadly o ... 2024-04-22T22:56+0200.

TAIPEI, Taiwan – At least two strong earthquakes struck Taiwan early Tuesday morning, just weeks after one of the strongest quakes in the country’s history killed several people. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 6.1 ear
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Lessons From Taiwan For Kashmir2024-04-22T21:44+0200.

- Kashmir Observer) File photo. A major earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck the eastern parts of Taiwan on April 2nd and caused less than 100 casualties. In contrast, the magnitude 7.6 earthquakes of 2005 in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, caused mo
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Resilience culture2024-04-22T18:39+0200.

The preparations for earthquakes, the strong and potentially deadly tremors, must go beyond the usual “duck, cover and hold” drills. Indeed, engineering solutions, consistent adherence to the provisions of the National Building Code and the
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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),