M 5.3 in Japan on 25 Jul 2016 15:11 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: 5.3M
Depth: 14.33 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.4734 , 128.7371
Event Date: 25 Jul 2016 15:11 UTC
26 Jul 2016 00:11 Local
Exposed Population:
197666 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20006hg4
Inserted at: 25 Jul 2016 17:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006hg4 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
1134803 0 25 Jul 2016 15:11 5.5M, 20.46km 3.68 220 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1134812 0 25 Jul 2016 15:11 5.3M, 14.33km 3.94 200 thousand (in 100km) 02:12 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 Okinawa (population 1,242,315) . The nearest places are Ada, Kaata, Hedo, Obo, Ogimi, Teima, Mugiya, Ashito, Kano, and Nama.

Radius Population
100 km 220000 people
75 km 17000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Okinawa Japan 1.2 million people
Kyushu Japan 13.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ada Okinawa Japan Village - 50 km
Kaata Okinawa Japan Village - 57 km
Hedo Okinawa Japan Village - 61 km
Obo Okinawa Japan Village - 63 km
Ogimi Okinawa Japan Village - 64 km
Teima Okinawa Japan Village - 66 km
Mugiya Okinawa Japan Village - 67 km
Ashito Okinawa Japan Village - 67 km
Kano Okinawa Japan Village - 69 km
Nama Okinawa Japan Village - 69 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
Yoron RNJ 16 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 71 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Oku Japan 76 km
Kin Wan JPKIN Japan 78 km
Nakagusuku Wan Japan 83 km
Heianza JPHEI Japan 83 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kannako Kanna Kannafukujigawa 1993 78 km
Okukubi Okukubigawa 2001 80 km

More information

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