M 5.2 in Japan on 14 Aug 2015 04:43 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: 86.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 42.6654 , 143.1729
Event Date: 14 Aug 2015 04:43 UTC
14 Aug 2015 13:43 Local
Exposed Population:
520559 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 14 Aug 2015 05:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.8 -0.8
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
1092045 -0.8 14 Aug 2015 04:43 5.2M, 86.8km N/A 520 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 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 Sapporo, and Naka-satsunai.

Radius Population
100 km 520000 people
75 km 410000 people
50 km 300000 people
20 km 25000 people
10 km 12000 people
5 km 2800 people
2 km 1300 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-satsunai Hokkaido Japan Village - 2 km
Sapporo Hokkaido Japan Major city 1.9 million people 155 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
Obihiro OBO 149 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 8 km
Tokachi 84 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 25 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Otsu JPOTU Japan 39 km
Tokachi JPTOK Japan 48 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Higashinosawachoseichi Higashinosawa Koikakushushibicharigawa 1987 38 km

More information

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