M 5 in Japan from 29 Feb 2016 19:47 UTC to 19:47

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: 5.0M
Depth: 25.46 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.867 , 123.4594
Event Date: 29 Feb 2016 19:47 UTC
01 Mar 2016 03:47 Local
Exposed Population:
About 42543 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Feb 2016 20:03 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
1120978 0 29 Feb 2016 19:47 5M, 25.46km N/A 40 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 NEIC
1120979 0 29 Feb 2016 19:47 5.1M, 30.96km N/A 40 thousand (in 100km) 00:30 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

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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