M 5.3 in Japan on 24 Jul 2016 02:51 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

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

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.3M
Depth: 93.02 Km
Lat/Lon: 42.9042 , 143.3169
Event Date: 24 Jul 2016 02:51 UTC
24 Jul 2016 11:51 Local
Exposed Population:
740485 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20006h69
Inserted at: 24 Jul 2016 03:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
us20006h69 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
1134663 n.a 24 Jul 2016 02:51 5.3M, 93.02km N/A 740 thousand (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 Hokkaido (population 5,808,054) . The nearest places are and Obihiro.

Radius Population
100 km 740000 people
75 km 380000 people
50 km 340000 people
20 km 240000 people
10 km 150000 people
5 km 16000 people
2 km 3300 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Japan Hokkaido 5.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Obihiro Hokkaido Japan City 170000 people 9 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
Tokachi 84 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 11 km
Obihiro OBO 149 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 22 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Otsu JPOTU Japan 39 km
Tokachi JPTOK Japan 75 km

More information

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