M 4.8 in Japan on 28 Apr 2016 06:30 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.7629 , 130.4709
Event Date: 28 Apr 2016 06:30 UTC
28 Apr 2016 15:30 Local
Exposed Population:
7465758 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Apr 2016 06:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1126766 0.1 28 Apr 2016 06:30 4.8M, 10km N/A 7.5 million (in 100km) 00:20 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, Higashiko, Kohama, Tairamachi, and Arie.

Radius Population
100 km 7.5 million people
75 km 4.5 million people
50 km 2.3 million people
20 km 280000 people
10 km 14000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kyushu Japan 13.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shimabara Nagasaki Japan Village 38000 people 9 km
Kareki Nagasaki Japan Village - 13 km
Tamana Kumamoto Japan Village 45000 people 13 km
Matsuomachi Nagasaki Japan Village - 15 km
Takahashi Kumamoto Japan Village - 16 km
Funatsu Kumamoto Japan Village - 17 km
Iwaya Kumamoto Japan Village - 17 km
Misumi Kumamoto Japan Village - 17 km
Naguchi Kumamoto Japan Village - 18 km
Higashiko Kumamoto Japan Village - 19 km
Tairamachi Nagasaki Japan Village - 19 km
Funatsu Nagasaki Japan Village - 19 km
Arao Kumamoto Japan Village 55000 people 19 km
Nagasu Kumamoto Japan Village - 19 km
Arie Nagasaki Japan Village - 19 km
Kohama Nagasaki Japan Village - 20 km
Matsuai Kumamoto Japan Village - 20 km
Kumamoto Kumamoto Japan Major city 680000 people 23 km
Saga Saga Japan Major city 170000 people 56 km
Nagasaki Nagasaki Japan Major city 410000 people 57 km
Fukuoka Fukuoka Japan Major city 1.4 million people 91 km
Oita Oita Japan Major city 420000 people 118 km
Miyazaki Miyazaki Japan Major city 310000 people 131 km
Kagoshima Kagoshima Japan Major city 550000 people 132 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 37 km
Amakusa 103 43 km
Saga HSG 2 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 46 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Shimabara JPSMB Japan 9 km
Misumi JPMIS Japan 18 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Oshidorinoike Bessho Chijiwagawa 1968 20 km

More information

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