M 4.5 in Japan on 14 Jul 2016 02:22 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 33.3536 , 139.2713
Event Date: 14 Jul 2016 02:22 UTC
14 Jul 2016 11:22 Local
Exposed Population:
About 16890 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20006ei0
Inserted at: 14 Jul 2016 03:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006ei0 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
1133815 0 14 Jul 2016 02:22 4.5M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:52 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 17000 people
75 km 10000 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

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 54 km
Miyake Jima MYE 20 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 85 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Yaene Japan 55 km
Mikura Japan 64 km

More information

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