M 4.6 in Japan on 16 Nov 2016 16:01 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: 4.6M
Depth: 61.26 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.5829 , 140.1729
Event Date: 16 Nov 2016 16:01 UTC
17 Nov 2016 01:01 Local
Exposed Population:
36448616 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usa0014cs4
Inserted at: 16 Nov 2016 23:07 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
usa0014cs4 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
1147126 0 16 Nov 2016 16:01 4.6M, 61.26km N/A 36.4 million (in 100km) 07:05 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 Chiba, Goi, Sakura, Funabashi, Chiba-nyutaun, Oami, Anegasaki, Kamagaya, Togane, Ichikawa, and Mito.

Radius Population
100 km 38.4 million people
75 km 33.9 million people
50 km 18.5 million people
20 km 2.6 million people
10 km 980000 people
5 km 380000 people
2 km 62000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kanto Japan 38.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Chiba Chiba Japan Major city 920000 people 2 km
Goi Chiba Japan Village - 10 km
Sakura Chiba Japan City 180000 people 15 km
Funabashi Chiba Japan City 560000 people 18 km
Chiba-nyutaun Chiba Japan Village - 18 km
Oami Chiba Japan Village - 19 km
Anegasaki Chiba Japan Village - 19 km
Kamagaya Chiba Japan City 110000 people 20 km
Togane Chiba Japan Village 55000 people 23 km
Ichikawa Chiba Japan City 460000 people 23 km
Ushiku Chiba Japan Village - 24 km
Naruto Chiba Japan City 22000 people 24 km
Omori Chiba Japan Village - 24 km
Mobara Chiba Japan City 96000 people 25 km
Narita Chiba Japan City 100000 people 26 km
Chonan Chiba Japan Village - 26 km
Matsudo Chiba Japan City 460000 people 27 km
Ryugasaki Chiba Japan Village 85000 people 28 km
Fukawa Ibaraki Japan Village - 28 km
Katakai Chiba Japan City - 29 km
Tokyo Tokyo Japan Capital 8.1 million people 30 km
Kisarazu Chiba Japan City 120000 people 31 km
Abiko Chiba Japan City 130000 people 31 km
Yokoshiba Chiba Japan Village - 31 km
Hasunuma Chiba Japan Village - 31 km
Tako Chiba Japan City - 33 km
Namegawa Chiba Japan Village - 33 km
Ino Chiba Japan Village - 33 km
Ryugaski Ibaraki Japan Village - 33 km
Ichinomiya Chiba Japan Village - 33 km
Kururi Chiba Japan Village - 36 km
Fujishiro Ibaraki Japan Village 33000 people 36 km
Golanda Tokyo Japan Village - 39 km
Ushiku Ibaraki Japan Village 79000 people 39 km
Kimitsu Chiba Japan Village 92000 people 40 km
Kansaki Chiba Japan Village - 40 km
Yoshikawa Saitama Japan Village 60000 people 41 km
Kawasaki Kanagawa Japan Major city 1.3 million people 41 km
Edosaki Ibaraki Japan Village 21000 people 41 km
Obari Ibaraki Japan Village - 42 km
Fujioayashi Chiba Japan Village - 43 km
Jikkoku Ibaraki Japan Village - 43 km
Koda Ibaraki Japan Village - 43 km
Wakaguri Ibaraki Japan Village - 44 km
Futtso Chiba Japan Village - 44 km
Noda Chiba Japan City 120000 people 45 km
Hinosawa Ibaraki Japan Village - 45 km
Asagaya Tokyo Japan Village - 46 km
Kami-Naganuma Ibaraki Japan Village - 46 km
Kami-aoki Saitama Japan Village - 46 km
Ikku Ibaraki Japan Village - 46 km
Yatabe Ibaraki Japan Village - 47 km
Ohara Chiba Japan City 20000 people 47 km
Arakawa-Oki Ibaraki Japan Village - 47 km
Kihara Ibaraki Japan Village - 47 km
Asahi Yokaichiba Chiba Japan Village - 48 km
Oyama Ibaraki Japan Village - 49 km
Yaida Ibaraki Japan Village - 49 km
Minato Chiba Japan Village - 49 km
Yokohama Kanagawa Japan Major city 3.6 million people 50 km
Omigawa Chiba Japan City 25000 people 50 km
Oyama Ibaraki Japan Village - 51 km
Kami-Hirooka Ibaraki Japan Village - 51 km
Idako Ibaraki Japan Village - 52 km
Shimana Ibaraki Japan Village - 52 km
Itako Ibaraki Japan Village 25000 people 52 km
Sakihama Ibaraki Japan Village - 52 km
Katsuura Chiba Japan Village 22000 people 53 km
Goka Ibaraki Japan Village - 53 km
Aso Ibaraki Japan Village - 53 km
Chofu Tokyo Japan City 200000 people 54 km
Aruga Ibaraki Japan Village - 54 km
Ushibori Ibaraki Japan Village - 54 km
Hojubana Saitama Japan Village - 55 km
Hoshubana Chiba Japan Village - 55 km
Katayama Saitama Japan Village - 55 km
Matate Ibaraki Japan Village - 55 km
Sakura Ibaraki Japan Village - 55 km
Kobata Chiba Japan Village - 55 km
Owada Ibaraki Japan Village - 55 km
Oshita Ibaraki Japan Village - 56 km
Kamogawa Chiba Japan Village 29000 people 56 km
Kamigo Ibaraki Japan Village - 56 km
Kubo Ibaraki Japan Village - 56 km
Inoue Ibaraki Japan Village - 56 km
Nakanuki Ibaraki Japan Village - 57 km
Nekoya Ibaraki Japan Village - 57 km
Fujisawa Ibaraki Japan Village - 57 km
Okunoya Ibaraki Japan Village - 57 km
Kashiwazaki Ibaraki Japan Village - 58 km
Omiya Saitama Japan City 440000 people 58 km
Yokosuka Kanagawa Japan City 420000 people 58 km
Aonuma Ibaraki Japan Village - 58 km
Obunatsu Ibaraki Japan Village - 59 km
Ozone Ibaraki Japan Village - 59 km
Ishige Ibaraki Japan Village 25000 people 59 km
Shishikura Ibaraki Japan Village - 59 km
Iioka Ibaraki Japan Village - 59 km
Negoya Ibaraki Japan Village - 59 km
Kyuchu Ibaraki Japan Village - 59 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
Shimoshizu 30 0 5 km
Shimofusa 30 Civ. Paved Yes 7300 24 km
Tokyo Narita International NRT 42 Civ. Paved Yes 13100 28 km
Ryugasaki South 2 0 30 km
Kisarazu 3 Mil. Paved Yes 6000 31 km
Tokyo Haneda International HND 7 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 33 km
Ryugasaki 2 0 35 km
26 0 48 km
Yokohama YOK unknown 0 49 km
Chiba-ken 19 0 54 km
Chofu 41 Civ. Paved No 3200 56 km
Atsugi NJA 62 Mil. Paved Yes 7900 65 km
Hyakuri 32 Mil. Paved Yes 8800 68 km
Tachikawa 95 0 68 km
Katsner AAF 109 Civ. Paved No 1900 69 km
Honda 12 0 69 km
Iruma 91 Mil. Paved Yes 6500 71 km
Yokota AFB OKO 139 Mil. Paved Yes 11000 73 km
Tateyama 3 0 75 km
Onishi 20 0 91 km
Suzumenomiya 82 0 99 km
Shimo Kolzumi 30 0 100 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Chiba JPCHB Japan 3 km
Anegasaki JPANE Japan 4 km
Goi JPGOI Japan 9 km
Katunan Ko Japan 16 km
Kisarazu JPKZU Japan 32 km
Ogasawara JPOGA Japan 33 km
Kawasaki JPKWS Japan 36 km
Tokyo JPTYO Japan 37 km
Yokohama JPYOK Japan 49 km
Neghisi JPNGI Japan 52 km
Katsuura Ko Japan 54 km
Yokosuka JPYOS Japan 57 km
Kashima JPKSM Japan 60 km
Kurihama JPKRH Japan 60 km
Choshi JPCHO Japan 64 km
Tateyama JPTTY Japan 74 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yamakura Yamakura Yamakuragawa 1964 14 km
Takatakiko Takataki Yorogawa 1990 28 km
Kori Kori Korigawa 1972 41 km
Kameyamako Kameyama Obitsugawa 1980 43 km
Kasumigaura Kasumigaura-Kaihatsu Tonegawa 1995 51 km
Sakuma Sakuma Okuzuregawa 1990 58 km
Tamako Murayamashimo Tamagawa 2008 66 km
Tamako Murayamakami Tamagawa 1924 68 km
Miyukiko Gongendochosetsuchi Nakagawa 1991 68 km
Sayamako Yamaguchi Tamagawa 2002 69 km
Tsukuiko Shiroyama Sagamigawa 1964 78 km
Yanakako Wataraseyusuichi Watarasegawa 1989 78 km
Miyazawako Miyazawatameike Koazegawa 1941 79 km
Miyagaseko Miyagase Nakatsugawa 2001 82 km
Sagamiko Sagami Sagamigawa 1947 86 km
Naguriko Arima Arimagawa 1985 92 km
Jajanboike Kozogawa Kozogawa 1985 93 km
Iizumishusuizeki Iizumishusuizeki Sakawagawa 1973 96 km
Ono Ono Yatagawa 1914 99 km

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