M 4.6 in Japan on 13 Aug 2013 01:01 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 1002138
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 94.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.6129 , 141.9214
Event Date: 13 Aug 2013 01:01 UTC
13 Aug 2013 10:01 Local
Exposed Population:
2222367 people within 100km
Inserted at: 13 Aug 2013 02:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -1
usb000j1vb 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
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 688 | About casualties: 12 | Last hour: 0

Powerful quake jolts major New Zealand citiesSat, 17 Aug 2013 00:28:00 +0200.

. WELLINGTON: A powerful earthquake rattled major cities across New Zealand on Friday, sending terrified office workers fleeing as central Wellington shook ‘like jelly’, but authorities reported no major damage. The 6.5-magnitude quake stru
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Jody Steinhauer: Are Screaming Charities Deafening Donors?Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:27:00 +0200.

5 Guys Shot With 21,000 Paintballs For Charity. 21,000 children die per day due to poverty. Matt Jones, managing director of Poverty Resolutions, got four friends together to demonstrate the enormity of that figure by enduring 21,000 paintb
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New Zealand capital shakes 'like jelly' in powerful quakeFri, 16 Aug 2013 22:54:00 +0200.

A powerful earthquake rattled New Zealand's main cities yesterday, sending terrified office workers fleeing. Central Wellington shook "like jelly", but authorities reported no major damage.
Sismo de 6,5 grados remece ColombiaFri, 16 Aug 2013 22:19:00 +0200.

Un sismo de 6,5 grados en la escala de Richter y con epicentro en el océano Pacífico sacudió seis regiones del oeste y el centro de Colombia, informó hoy el Servicio Geológico del país. El epicentro del terremoto se situó a 98,9 kilómetros
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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 (40), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),