M 5 in Japan on 23 Apr 2014 22:25 UTC

Hazard models

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: 5.0M
Depth: 37.34 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.5314 , 129.3528
Event Date: 23 Apr 2014 22:25 UTC
24 Apr 2014 07:25 Local
Exposed Population:
106249 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 23 Apr 2014 22:46 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
1047902 0 23 Apr 2014 22:25 5M, 37.34km N/A 110 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 Kyushu (population 13,296,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 110000 people
75 km 45000 people
50 km 16000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kyushu Japan 13.3 million people

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
Tokunoshima TKN 5 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 57 km
Okierabu OKE 31 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 65 km

More information

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