M 4.8 in Japan on 16 Aug 2016 19:22 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: 4.8M
Depth: 27.74 Km
Lat/Lon: 25.6717 , 125.6687
Event Date: 16 Aug 2016 19:22 UTC
17 Aug 2016 03:22 Local
Exposed Population:
About 1668 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006e88
Inserted at: 16 Aug 2016 20:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006e88 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
1136849 0 16 Aug 2016 19:22 4.8M, 27.74km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 00:49 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 1700 people
75 km no 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
Taiwan China 22.5 million people
Kyushu Japan 13.3 million people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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