M 5 in Japan on 26 Sep 2016 02:24 UTC

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EQ parameters
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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: 5.0M
Depth: 65.04 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.8926 , 142.2176
Event Date: 26 Sep 2016 02:24 UTC
26 Sep 2016 11:24 Local
Exposed Population:
About 83337 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006sn0
Inserted at: 26 Sep 2016 02:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006sn0 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
1141186 0 26 Sep 2016 02:24 5M, 65.04km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 Hokkaido (population 5,808,054) . The nearest places are Shizunai, Ogifushi, Kerimabu, Niikappu, Higashi-shizunai, Urakawa, Utabue, Atsugacho, Sariwarabe, Nishicha, and Kami mitsuishi.

Radius Population
100 km 83000 people
75 km 56000 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
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people
Tohoku Japan 10 million people
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shizunai Hokkaido Japan Village 22000 people 51 km
Ogifushi Hokkaido Japan Village - 51 km
Kerimabu Hokkaido Japan Village - 52 km
Niikappu Hokkaido Japan Village - 52 km
Higashi-shizunai Hokkaido Japan Village - 53 km
Urakawa Hokkaido Japan Village - 55 km
Utabue Hokkaido Japan Village - 57 km
Atsugacho Hokkaido Japan Village - 58 km
Sariwarabe Hokkaido Japan Village - 59 km
Nishicha Hokkaido Japan Village - 60 km
Samani Hokkaido Japan Village - 63 km
Ichibu Hokkaido Japan Village - 64 km
Mombetsu Hokkaido Japan Village - 66 km
Kami mitsuishi Hokkaido Japan Village - 68 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Samani JPSAM Japan 63 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Shizunaichoseichi Shizunai Shizunaigawa 1966 65 km
Mitsuishi Mitsuishi Mitsuishigawa 1991 67 km
Samaniko Samani Samanigawa 1974 70 km
Takamiko Takami Shizunaigawa 1983 72 km
Horomanko Horomangawadaisan Horomangawa 1954 75 km
Shimonikappu Shimonikappu Nikappugawa 1969 80 km
Higashinosawachoseichi Higashinosawa Koikakushushibicharigawa 1987 80 km
Nibutaniko Nibutani Sarugawa n/a 82 km
Niikappu Niikappu Niikappugawa 1974 84 km

More information

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