M 5.2 in Japan on 22 May 2015 13:28 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: 5.2M
Depth: 35.85 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.5733 , 129.5668
Event Date: 22 May 2015 13:28 UTC
22 May 2015 22:28 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 May 2015 13:45 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
1081526 0 22 May 2015 13:28 5.2M, 35.85km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:16 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) . The nearest places are and Tatsugo.

Radius Population
100 km 86000 people
75 km 83000 people
50 km 70000 people
20 km 12000 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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tatsugo Okinawa Japan Village - 14 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
Amami O Shima ASJ 8 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 21 km
Kikai 6 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 46 km

More information

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