M 5.1 in Japan on 13 Aug 2016 20:15 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: 5.1M
Depth: 33.08 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.4958 , 140.3533
Event Date: 13 Aug 2016 20:15 UTC
14 Aug 2016 05:15 Local
Exposed Population:
285456 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006dmp
Inserted at: 13 Aug 2016 21:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006dmp 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
1136589 0 13 Aug 2016 20:15 5.1M, 33.08km N/A 290 thousand (in 100km) 00:50 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 Kanto (population 38,543,000) . The nearest places are Shiramazu, Okawa, Hara, Chikura, Hongo, Shirako, Nemoto, Seto, Funagasaku, and Kanamaru.

Radius Population
100 km 290000 people
75 km 73000 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
Kanto Japan 38.5 million people
Chubu Japan 5.2 million people
Tohoku Japan 10 million people
Kinki Japan 22.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shiramazu Chiba Japan Village - 61 km
Okawa Chiba Japan Village - 61 km
Hara Chiba Japan Village - 61 km
Chikura Chiba Japan City - 62 km
Hongo Chiba Japan Village - 64 km
Shirako Chiba Japan Village - 65 km
Nemoto Chiba Japan Village - 65 km
Seto Chiba Japan Village - 65 km
Funagasaku Chiba Japan Village - 65 km
Kanamaru Chiba Japan Village - 65 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
Tateyama 3 0 72 km
Miyake Jima MYE 20 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tateyama JPTTY Japan 71 km
Katsuura Ko Japan 71 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sakuma Sakuma Okuzuregawa 1990 81 km
Kameyamako Kameyama Obitsugawa 1980 85 km
Takatakiko Takataki Yorogawa 1990 97 km

More information

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