M 4.9 in Japan on 19 Jul 2016 23:50 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: 4.9M
Depth: 49.22 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.3169 , 142.1742
Event Date: 19 Jul 2016 23:50 UTC
20 Jul 2016 08:50 Local
Exposed Population:
1201944 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20006g0h
Inserted at: 20 Jul 2016 00:11 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006g0h 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
1134305 0 19 Jul 2016 23:50 4.9M, 49.22km N/A 1.2 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 Tohoku (population 9,984,608) . The nearest places are Morioka, Anto, Shirahama, Hakozaki, and Koyatori.

Radius Population
100 km 1.2 million people
75 km 370000 people
50 km 200000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tohoku Japan 10 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Anto Iwate Japan Village - 19 km
Shirahama Iwate Japan Village - 19 km
Hakozaki Iwate Japan Village - 20 km
Koyatori Iwate Japan Village - 20 km
Morioka Iwate Japan Major city 290000 people 97 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
Hanamaki HNA 91 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 88 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kamaishi JPKIS Japan 21 km
Yamada Japan 26 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Taseko Tase Sarugaishigawa 1954 71 km

More information

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