M 6.1 in Philippines on 16 Jun 2012 22:18 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 117582
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.1M
Depth: 35.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 15.5743 , 119.609
Event Date: 16 Jun 2012 22:18 UTC
17 Jun 2012 06:18 Local
Exposed Population:
2431712 people within 100km
Inserted at: 16 Jun 2012 22:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 1.6 1.6
usb000ahkr 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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Taifunul Guchol a facut ravagii în Japonia 6/20/2012 9:36:00 PM.

Taifunul Guchol a traversat o mare parte din teritoriul Japoniei marti seara si în cursul noptii, inclusiv Tokyo si nord-estul tarii deja devastat de tsunami din 11 martie 2011, soldându-se cu un mort si circa 50 de raniti, relateaza AFP.
Abandoning Fukushima never an option: TEPCO 6/20/2012 9:13:00 PM.

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The embattled operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant on Wednesday denied it had ever considered abandoning the crippled power station, blaming poor communication with Japan's government for the claim.
Washington kayakers find parts of tsunami-hit house 6/20/2012 9:04:00 PM.

Three kayakers scouring some of the most remote beaches of Washington state for debris from last year's tsunami believe they have found part of a Japanese house, replete with a busted washing machine, laundry hamper and child's toilet bowl.
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Ein Toter und mehrere Verletzte nach Taifun in Japan 6/20/2012 8:32:00 PM.

In Japan sind bei einem heftigen Taifun ein Mensch getötet und mehrere weitere verletzt worden. Der Wirbelsturm "Guchol" zog am Mittwoch auf den Pazifik hinaus und schwächte sich zum Tiefdruckgebiet ab.

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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), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),