M 6.2 in Japan on 22 Nov 2014 13:08 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: 6.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.64 , 137.91
Event Date: 22 Nov 2014 13:08 UTC
22 Nov 2014 22:08 Local
Exposed Population: 4110000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 Nov 2014 13:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.9 0.9
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
1065354 0.9 22 Nov 2014 13:08 6.2M, 10km N/A 4.1 million (in 100km) 00:21 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 Chubu (population 5,172,046) . The nearest places are Nagano, Oiri, and Kaguraoka.

Radius Population
100 km 4.1 million people
75 km 2.7 million people
50 km 1.4 million people
20 km 71000 people
10 km 20000 people
5 km 2200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Chubu Japan 5.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kaguraoka Nagano Japan Village - 2 km
Oiri Nagano Japan Village - 3 km
Nagano Nagano Japan Major city 360000 people 25 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
Nagano 347 27 km
Matsumoto MMJ 666 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 53 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Himekawa Japan 43 km
Toyahashi Japan 55 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Okususobana Okususobana Susobanagawa 1979 11 km
Ryujinko Omachi Takasegawa 1985 18 km

More information

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