M 5.6 in Japan on 09 Jul 2015 18:32 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: 5.6M
Depth: 79.38 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.3643 , 141.4784
Event Date: 09 Jul 2015 18:32 UTC
10 Jul 2015 03:32 Local
Exposed Population:
2073173 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 09 Jul 2015 22:13 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
1087563 0.5 09 Jul 2015 18:32 5.6M, 69.91km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1087570 -0.5 09 Jul 2015 18:32 5.6M, 79.38km 4.29 2.1 million (in 100km) 03:40 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 Tohoku (population 9,984,608) . The nearest places are Morioka, Aomori, and Take.

Radius Population
100 km 1.9 million people
75 km 810000 people
50 km 620000 people
20 km 250000 people
10 km 22000 people
5 km 2100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tohoku Japan 10 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Take Iwate Japan Village - 1 km
Morioka Iwate Japan Major city 290000 people 84 km
Aomori Aomori Japan Major city 300000 people 87 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
Hachinohe HHE 46 Mil. Paved Yes 7300 23 km
Misawa Naf MSJ 36 Mil. Paved Yes 10000 42 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hachinohe JPHHE Japan 18 km
Fudai Japan 51 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yukiyagawa Yukiyagawa Yukiyagawa 1976 12 km

More information

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