M 6.2 Off-shore on 04 Aug 2016 16:24 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: 6.2M
Depth: 516.74 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.9847 , 141.9581
Event Date: 04 Aug 2016 16:24 UTC
05 Aug 2016 01:24 Local
Exposed Population:
About 635 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006a2k
Inserted at: 04 Aug 2016 16:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006a2k 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
1135782 0 04 Aug 2016 16:24 6.2M, 516.74km 2.4 Few people (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 off shore.

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

Affected Provinces

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Higashi Shizuoka Japan Village - 67 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
Iwo To (Iwo Jima) IWO 113 Mil. Paved Yes 8700 68 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Iwo Jima Japan 69 km
Minami Lo Japan 97 km

More information

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