M 5.1 in Japan on 06 Sep 2016 15:22 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: 5.1M
Depth: 33.79 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.7771 , 125.2025
Event Date: 06 Sep 2016 15:22 UTC
07 Sep 2016 00:22 Local
Exposed Population:
About 53032 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006mek
Inserted at: 06 Sep 2016 17:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006mek 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
1139173 0 06 Sep 2016 15:22 5.1M, 37.97km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 00:34 NEIC
1139176 0 06 Sep 2016 15:22 5.1M, 33.79km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 01:40 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 Ichimasui, Hirara, Kuninaka, Sugama, Karimata, Arasato, Bora, and Shiokawa.

Radius Population
100 km 53000 people
75 km 53000 people
50 km 52000 people
20 km 50000 people
10 km 36000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Okinawa Japan 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ichimasui Okinawa Japan Village - 5 km
Hirara Okinawa Japan Village 34000 people 6 km
Kuninaka Okinawa Japan Village - 7 km
Sugama Okinawa Japan Village - 7 km
Karimata Okinawa Japan Village - 12 km
Arasato Okinawa Japan Village - 13 km
Bora Okinawa Japan Village - 21 km
Shiokawa Okinawa Japan Village - 54 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
Hirara MMY 45 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 7 km
Shimojishima SHI 16 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 10 km
9 0 54 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hirara Japan 7 km
Myako Island Japan 19 km

More information

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