M 6.6 in Indonesia on 21 Apr 2012 01:16 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 116343
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.6M
Depth: 16 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.6032 , 134.274
Event Date: 21 Apr 2012 01:16 UTC
21 Apr 2012 10:16 Local
Exposed Population:
188210 people within 100km
Inserted at: 21 Apr 2012 04:40 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0.6 0.1 0.5
usc00098nl Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.1m  
  C2 earthquake n.a      
  Country Vulnerability n.a      
  INFORM_normalised n.a      
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Japan Earthquake: Honshu Struck By 5.5-Magnitude Quake 4/24/2012 11:14:00 PM.

A Japan earthquake struck a southeastern section of Honshu island Tuesday afternoon, rocking the region with a reported 5.5-magnitude shock.
Japan Earthquake: Honshu Struck By 5.5-Magnitude Quake 4/24/2012 10:46:00 PM.

A Japan earthquake struck a southeastern section of Honshu island Tuesday afternoon, rocking the region with a reported 5.5-magnitude shock.
Washington: NASA Tests GPS Monitoring System for Big U.S. Earthquakes 4/24/2012 9:07:00 PM.

The space-based technology that lets GPS-equipped motorists constantly update their precise location will undergo a major test of its ability to rapidly pinpoint the location and magnitude of strong earthquakes across the western United Sta
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Vordenker für eine neue europäische Energiepolitik 4/24/2012 8:37:00 PM.

Aachen. Ein bisschen wirkte Klaus Töpfer in der Kapelle des Bischöflichen Pius-Gymnasiums in Aachen wie ein Messias gegen die Pro-bleme Europas. Die Fahne der Europäischen Union zierte das hölzerne Rednerpult vor ihm, an der Wand hinter ihm
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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 (81), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (2), WMO (2), (3), INFORM (4), USGS (2),