M 4.9 in Japan on 19 Mar 2016 01:27 UTC
EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 34.35 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.9583 , 126.8319
Event Date: 19 Mar 2016 01:27 UTC
19 Mar 2016 09:27 Local
Exposed Population:
About 16236 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 19 Mar 2016 01:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1122746 0 19 Mar 2016 01:27 4.9M, 34.35km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Japan , Region of Okinawa (population 1,242,315) . The nearest places are Tomari, Nishime, Ohara, Maja, Gima, Nakachi, Nakadomari, Aguni, Hama, and Fuija.

Radius Population
100 km 16000 people
75 km 12000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Okinawa Japan 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Aguni Okinawa Japan Village - 57 km
Hama Okinawa Japan Village - 58 km
Nakachi Okinawa Japan Village - 66 km
Nishime Okinawa Japan Village - 67 km
Ohara Okinawa Japan Village - 67 km
Maja Okinawa Japan Village - 67 km
Tomari Okinawa Japan Village - 68 km
Nakadomari Okinawa Japan Village - 68 km
Gima Okinawa Japan Village - 69 km
Fuija Okinawa Japan Village - 69 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Kumejima UEO 7 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 67 km
Ie Jima IEJ 75 Civ. Paved No 4900 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kume Island Japan 65 km

More information

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