M 4.5 in Japan on 01 Aug 2015 15:52 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: 4.5M
Depth: 24.97 Km
Lat/Lon: 30.5664 , 131.4512
Event Date: 01 Aug 2015 15:52 UTC
02 Aug 2015 00:52 Local
Exposed Population:
About 97330 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Aug 2015 17:03 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
1090568 0 01 Aug 2015 15:52 4.5M, 24.97km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 01:10 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 Miyazaki, and Kagoshima.

Radius Population
100 km 97000 people
75 km 36000 people
50 km 29000 people
20 km no 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
Kagoshima Kagoshima Japan Major city 550000 people 140 km
Miyazaki Miyazaki Japan Major city 310000 people 148 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
Nishinoomote IIN unknown 48 km
Tanegashima TNE 97 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 48 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Saikyo Saikyo Matanobugawa 1984 46 km

More information

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