M 5.2 in Japan on 03 Mar 2016 07:11 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: 53.43 Km
Lat/Lon: 31.746 , 131.4086
Event Date: 03 Mar 2016 07:11 UTC
03 Mar 2016 16:11 Local
Exposed Population:
2444211 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 03 Mar 2016 07:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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
1121226 0.3 03 Mar 2016 07:11 5.2M, 53.43km N/A 2.4 million (in 100km) 00:21 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 Kyushu (population 13,296,000) . The nearest places are Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Jogasaki, Funahiki, Komei, Kisaki, Oryuzako, Udo, Tano, and Todaka.

Radius Population
100 km 2.4 million people
75 km 1.4 million people
50 km 900000 people
20 km 290000 people
10 km 10000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kyushu Japan 13.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Komei Miyazaki Japan Village - 6 km
Udo Miyazaki Japan Village - 6 km
Oryuzako Miyazaki Japan Village - 7 km
Kurokita Miyazaki Japan Village - 8 km
Kokonobira Miyazaki Japan Village - 9 km
Funahiki Miyazaki Japan Village - 11 km
Kisaki Miyazaki Japan Village - 11 km
Todaka Miyazaki Japan Village - 15 km
Jogasaki Miyazaki Japan City - 16 km
Tano Miyazaki Japan Village - 16 km
Miyazaki Miyazaki Japan Major city 310000 people 18 km
Kagoshima Kagoshima Japan Major city 550000 people 83 km
Kumamoto Kumamoto Japan Major city 680000 people 133 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
Miyazaki KMI 6 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 15 km
Nyutabaru 79 Mil. Paved Yes 8800 38 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Uchiumi Japan 6 km
Miyazaki JPKMI Japan 16 km
Aburatsu JPABU Japan 19 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sakataniko Nichinan Sakatanigawa 1984 17 km

More information

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