M 5.5 in Japan on 08 Jul 2014 09:05 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: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 42.681 , 141.4113
Event Date: 08 Jul 2014 09:05 UTC
08 Jul 2014 18:05 Local
Exposed Population: 3170000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 08 Jul 2014 10:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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
1054877 0.6 08 Jul 2014 09:05 5.6M, 37.23km N/A 3.2 million (in 100km) 00:19 NEIC
1054879 0.5 08 Jul 2014 09:05 5.5M, 10km N/A 3.2 million (in 100km) 01:33 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 Sapporo, Kohan, and Nishikioka.

Radius Population
100 km 3.2 million people
75 km 3 million people
50 km 2.3 million people
20 km 170000 people
10 km 3400 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kohan Hokkaido Japan Village - 10 km
Nishikioka Hokkaido Japan Village - 11 km
Sapporo Hokkaido Japan Major city 1.9 million people 42 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
Sappora / Chitose 27 Mil. Paved Yes 9800 24 km
Sapporo-New Chitose CTS 21 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 25 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tomakomai JPTMK Japan 18 km
Muroran JPMUR Japan 53 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Eniwako Izarigawa Izarigawa 1980 18 km

More information

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