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

• Earthquake magnitude 6.2M and depth 77.3km
• on 19/08/2012 22:41 UTC
• 360000 people within 100km

Known identifiers for this event: usc000c350 (neicid)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 262 | About casualties: 8 | Last hour: 0

Revoilà Fukushima : pourquoi l'inquiétude monte d'un cran ?
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:49:00 +0200   ladepeche (fr)

Lors du tsunami dévastateur de mars 2011, au Japon, la centrale nucléaire de Fukushima a été considérablement endommagée.Le problème actuel : la piscine du réacteur n°4 Au sein du de ce réacteur,...

People and organisations: Bill Clinton  Robert Alvarez  The Guardian  Nouvel Observateur 

Presidente de Haití realizará visita oficial a Japón
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:28:00 +0200   upi-es (es)

PUERTO PRÍNCIPE, Haiti, ago. 23 (UPI) -- El jefe de Estado de Haití, Michel Martelly, realizará una visita oficial a Japón durante cuatro días la próxima semana, informó la Presidencia de este país.

People and organisations: Michel Martelly  Yoshihiko Noda  Danilo Medina 

Miyagi university program fostering future leaders for quake recovery
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:05:00 +0200   japantimes (en)

In a classroom near Sendai's main train station, about 40 students from nine universities in Miyagi Prefecture learn every Saturday what they can't learn in their classrooms or lecture halls. Fukkou University, launched in May, offers a one-year program aimed at developing young leaders to help rebuild from last year's massive quake and tsunami.

People and organisations: Peter Drucker  Miyagi Prefecture 

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product. The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

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