M 5.1 in Japan on 11 Jul 2016 06:22 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: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 33.3708 , 139.3406
Event Date: 11 Jul 2016 06:22 UTC
11 Jul 2016 15:22 Local
Exposed Population:
About 16890 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us100062id
Inserted at: 11 Jul 2016 06:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us100062id 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
1133477 0 11 Jul 2016 06:22 5.1M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:23 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 Chubu (population 5,172,046) . The nearest places are Mitsune, Kashitate, Nakanogo, Sueyoshi, Nango, and Sato.

Radius Population
100 km 13000 people
75 km 8500 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Chubu Japan 5.2 million people
Kanto Japan 38.5 million people
Kinki Japan 22.2 million people
Tohoku Japan 10 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mitsune Shizuoka Japan City - 49 km
Kashitate Shizuoka Japan Village - 52 km
Nakanogo Shizuoka Japan Village - 53 km
Sueyoshi Shizuoka Japan Village - 55 km
Nango Shizuoka Japan Village - 60 km
Sato Shizuoka Japan Village - 62 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
Hachijo Jima HAC 92 Civ. Paved Yes 5900 48 km
Miyake Jima MYE 20 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 80 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Yaene Japan 49 km
Mikura Japan 58 km
Miyake Japan 76 km
Kozu Island Japan 95 km

More information

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