Overall Red Earthquake alert in Japan on 11 Mar 2011 05:46 UTC

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M 9 Earthquake and Tsunami (12 m) in Japan on 11 Mar 2011 05:46 UTC

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	EQ 104706
Earthquake Magnitude:	9.0M
Glide number:	EQ-2011-000028-JPN
Depth:	32 Km
Lat/Lon:	38.322 , 142.369
Event Date:	11 Mar 2011 05:46 UTC 11 Mar 2011 14:46 Local
Exposed Population:	6130000 people in MMI 6.1 million (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at:	02 Feb 2017 13:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		3		3
at00lhvpd9	Scaled population (vector)	n.a	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	n.a	Max wave realtime	11.95m
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

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Latest media headlines

Japan reinsurance prices may surge 50% 3/25/2011 11:17:00 PM.

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High radiation levels at Japanese plant raise new worry 3/25/2011 11:17:00 PM.

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Japan's PM says nuke situation dire 3/25/2011 11:05:00 PM.

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Two weeks has passed since a massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami struck Japan to cause one of the most severe natural disasters in Japanese history.

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (88), (5), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (2), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),

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