M 4.5 in Japan on 08 Aug 2015 12:58 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: 59.93 Km
Lat/Lon: 43.1622 , 144.735
Event Date: 08 Aug 2015 12:58 UTC
08 Aug 2015 21:58 Local
Exposed Population:
531191 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 08 Aug 2015 13:39 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
1091355 0 08 Aug 2015 12:58 4.5M, 59.93km N/A 530 thousand (in 100km) 00:40 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 Hokkaido (population 5,808,054) . The nearest places are and Naka-chambetsu.

Radius Population
100 km 530000 people
75 km 360000 people
50 km 300000 people
20 km 19000 people
10 km 3500 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Naka-chambetsu Hokkaido Japan Village - 8 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
Kushiro KUH 95 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 46 km
Nakashibetsu SHB 65 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 50 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Akkeshi JPAKE Japan 17 km
Kushiro JPKUH Japan 37 km

More information

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