M 4.8 in Japan on 19 Sep 2016 23:46 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: 43.34 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.27 , 142.489
Event Date: 19 Sep 2016 23:46 UTC
20 Sep 2016 08:46 Local
Exposed Population:
192083 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006qy2
Inserted at: 20 Sep 2016 00:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006qy2 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
1140431 0 19 Sep 2016 23:46 4.8M, 43.34km N/A 190 thousand (in 100km) 00:13 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 Tohoku (population 9,984,608) . The nearest places are Oura, Sukuiso, Koyatori, Funakoshi, Anto, Shirahama, Kirikiri, Osawa, Hakozaki, and Ishihama.

Radius Population
100 km 190000 people
75 km 110000 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
Tohoku Japan 10 million people
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people
Kanto Japan 38.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Oura Iwate Japan Village - 44 km
Sukuiso Iwate Japan Village - 44 km
Koyatori Iwate Japan Village - 44 km
Funakoshi Iwate Japan Village - 47 km
Anto Iwate Japan Village - 48 km
Shirahama Iwate Japan Village - 49 km
Kirikiri Iwate Japan Village - 49 km
Osawa Iwate Japan Village - 49 km
Hakozaki Iwate Japan Village - 50 km
Ishihama Iwate Japan Village - 50 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Yamada Japan 50 km
Kamaishi JPKIS Japan 52 km
Miyako JPMYK Japan 60 km
Ofunato JPOFT Japan 70 km

More information

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