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

• Earthquake magnitude 6.1M and depth 35.3km
• on 16/06/2012 22:18 UTC
• 2220000 people within 100km

Known identifiers for this event: usb000ahkr (neicid)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 491 | About casualties: 7 | Last hour: 0

Taifunul Guchol a făcut ravagii în Japonia
Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:36:00 +0200   crisana (ro)

Taifunul Guchol a traversat o mare parte din teritoriul Japoniei marţi seara şi în cursul nopţii, inclusiv Tokyo şi nord-estul ţării deja devastat de tsunami din 11 martie 2011, soldându-se cu un mort şi circa 50 de răniţi, relatează AFP.

People and organisations:

Abandoning Fukushima never an option: TEPCO
Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:13:00 +0200   ChinaPost (en)

(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.

People and organisations: Naoto Kan  Tokyo Electric Power  Tokyo Electric Power 

Washington kayakers find parts of tsunami-hit house
Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:04:00 +0200   japantimes (en)

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. The expedition's members wrote in a report this week that....

People and organisations: Curtis Ebbesmeyer  Osaka Prefecture  Chris Gregoire  Ken Campbell 

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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