M 4.8 in Japan on 11 Oct 2016 23:05 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

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: 71.26 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.1877 , 140.4008
Event Date: 11 Oct 2016 23:05 UTC
12 Oct 2016 08:05 Local
Exposed Population:
About 12685 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20007dav
Inserted at: 11 Oct 2016 23:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
us20007dav 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
1142591 n.a 11 Oct 2016 23:05 4.8M, 71.26km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 00:30 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 14000 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
Kanto Japan 38.5 million people
Chubu Japan 5.2 million people
Tohoku Japan 10 million people
Kinki Japan 22.2 million people

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
Miyake Jima MYE 20 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 79 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Mikura Japan 83 km

More information

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