Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 21 Nov 2013 03:37 UTC

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M 4.9 in Japan on 21 Nov 2013 03:37 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 1012670
Earthquake Magnitude:	4.9M
Depth:	39.55 Km
Lat/Lon:	37.58 , 141.97
Event Date:	21 Nov 2013 03:37 UTC 21 Nov 2013 12:37 Local
Exposed Population:	199674 people within 100km
Inserted at:	21 Nov 2013 05:53 UTC

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.1		0.1
	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

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Articles: 299 | About casualties: 19 | Last hour: 0

PHILIPPINES. Le typhon Haiyan a fait plus de 5.200 mortsFri, 22 Nov 2013 16:09:00 +0100.

C'est le dernier bilan officiel deux semaines après le passage du super-typhon. S'y ajoutent 1.611 personnes toujours portées disparues.

Philippines: le typhon Haiyan a fait plus de 5.200 mortsFri, 22 Nov 2013 16:01:00 +0100.

Manille (AFP) Le typhon Haiyan, qui a frappé les Philippines le 8 novembre, y a fait plus de 5.200 morts, a annoncé vendredi le gouvernement, ce qui en fait une des catastrophes naturelles les plus meurtrières de l'histoire récente de ce pa

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Typhoon Haiyan death toll rises to 5200Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:44:00 +0100.

THE number killed when a super typhoon devastated the Philippines has surpassed 5200, making it one of the country's deadliest natural disasters.

Philippines: le typhon Haiyan a fait plus de 5.200 mortsFri, 22 Nov 2013 15:39:00 +0100.

Manille (AFP) Le typhon Haiyan, qui a frappé les Philippines le 8 novembre, y a fait plus de 5.200 morts, a annoncé vendredi le gouvernement, ce qui en fait une des catastrophes naturelles les plus meurtrières de l'histoire récente de ce pa

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