M 6.2 in Japan on 14 Apr 2016 12:26 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 6.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.8494 , 130.6345
Event Date: 14 Apr 2016 12:26 UTC
14 Apr 2016 21:26 Local
Exposed Population: 690000 people in MMI
8290000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20005hzn
Inserted at: 14 Apr 2016 13:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 1 1
us20005hzn 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
1125182 0.9 14 Apr 2016 12:26 6M, 23.25km N/A 8.2 million (in 100km) 00:18 NEIC
1125189 1 14 Apr 2016 12:26 6.2M, 10km 6.24 1.4 million (in MMI>=VII) 00:57 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, Nagasaki, Saga, Miyazaki, Oita, Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Ozu, Eta, Kiyama, and Tamana.

Radius Population
100 km 8.3 million people
75 km 4.6 million people
50 km 2.3 million people
20 km 1000000 people
10 km 320000 people
5 km 14000 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
Tamana Kumamoto Japan Village 45000 people 5 km
Ueki Kumamoto Japan Village 31000 people 7 km
Takahashi Kumamoto Japan Village - 9 km
Kumamoto Kumamoto Japan Major city 680000 people 10 km
Naguchi Kumamoto Japan Village - 13 km
Eta Kumamoto Japan Village - 14 km
Ozu Kumamoto Japan Village 26000 people 15 km
Uto Kumamoto Japan Village 39000 people 19 km
Nagasu Kumamoto Japan Village - 19 km
Arao Kumamoto Japan Village 55000 people 20 km
Kiyama Kumamoto Japan Village - 21 km
Saga Saga Japan Major city 170000 people 54 km
Nagasaki Nagasaki Japan Major city 410000 people 73 km
Fukuoka Fukuoka Japan Major city 1.4 million people 84 km
Oita Oita Japan Major city 420000 people 100 km
Miyazaki Miyazaki Japan Major city 310000 people 128 km
Kagoshima Kagoshima Japan Major city 550000 people 142 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
Kumamoto KMJ 196 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 21 km
Saga HSG 2 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 46 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Shimabara JPSMB Japan 25 km
Omuta JPOMU Japan 26 km
Miike JPMII Japan 26 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Fukasako Fukasako Fukasakogawa 1974 20 km

More information

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