M 4.8 in Japan on 23 Jan 2016 15:56 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: 4.8M
Depth: 97.23 Km
Lat/Lon: 43.254 , 145.6461
Event Date: 23 Jan 2016 15:56 UTC
24 Jan 2016 00:56 Local
Exposed Population:
134668 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 23 Jan 2016 17:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -1
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
1116151 -1 23 Jan 2016 15:56 4.8M, 97.23km N/A 130 thousand (in 100km) 01:21 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 Tomoshiri.

Radius Population
100 km 130000 people
75 km 100000 people
50 km 48000 people
20 km 32000 people
10 km 21000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tomoshiri Hokkaido Japan Village - 7 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
Nakashibetsu SHB 65 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 66 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hanasaki Japan 6 km
Nemuro JPNEM Japan 10 km

More information

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