M 4.6 in Japan on 14 Mar 2015 13:48 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: 4.6M
Depth: 48.71 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.6008 , 125.4838
Event Date: 14 Mar 2015 13:48 UTC
14 Mar 2015 22:48 Local
Exposed Population:
About 59409 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 14 Mar 2015 14:39 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
1073824 0 14 Mar 2015 13:48 4.6M, 48.71km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 00:50 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 and Bora.

Radius Population
100 km 59000 people
75 km 58000 people
50 km 58000 people
20 km 4500 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
Bora Okinawa Japan Village - 15 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
Hirara MMY 45 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 28 km
Shimojishima SHI 16 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 42 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Myako Island Japan 19 km
Hirara Japan 31 km

More information

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