M 5.5 in Japan on 19 Dec 2016 16:41 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: 5.5M
Depth: 14.37 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.4113 , 141.5183
Event Date: 19 Dec 2016 16:41 UTC
20 Dec 2016 01:41 Local
Exposed Population: 490000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us200082kx
Inserted at: 19 Dec 2016 18:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us200082kx 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
1151250 0 19 Dec 2016 16:41 5.5M, 27.29km 3.97 560 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1151253 0 19 Dec 2016 16:41 5.5M, 14.37km 4.15 490 thousand (in 100km) 01:31 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 Oragahama, Futaba, Kiyohashi, Tomioka, Bogoya, Onaba, Namie, Kami-Shigeoka, Ide, Takatsudo, and Shimo-Yata.

Radius Population
100 km 1.2 million people
75 km 360000 people
50 km 3000 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
Kanto Japan 38.5 million people
Chubu Japan 5.2 million people
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people
Kinki Japan 22.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Oragahama Fukushima Japan Village - 43 km
Futaba Fukushima Japan Village - 45 km
Kiyohashi Fukushima Japan Village - 45 km
Tomioka Fukushima Japan Village - 46 km
Bogoya Fukushima Japan Village - 47 km
Onaba Fukushima Japan Village - 47 km
Namie Fukushima Japan Village 22000 people 47 km
Kami-Shigeoka Fukushima Japan Village - 47 km
Ide Fukushima Japan Village - 48 km
Takatsudo Fukushima Japan Village - 48 km
Onoda Fukushima Japan Village - 48 km
Naraha Fukushima Japan Village - 49 km
Okuma Fukushima Japan Village - 49 km
Ogawara Fukushima Japan Village - 49 km
Odaka Fukushima Japan Village - 50 km
Shimo-Kitabo Fukushima Japan Village - 50 km
Kariyado Fukushima Japan Village - 50 km
Kayahama Fukushima Japan Village - 51 km
Kami-Asamigawa Fukushima Japan Village - 52 km
Nakanouchi Fukushima Japan Village - 53 km
Takahira Fukushima Japan Village - 54 km
Yotsukura Fukushima Japan Village - 55 km
Gomaisawa Fukushima Japan Village - 55 km
Minami-Ibi Fukushima Japan Village - 55 km
Arayashik Fukushima Japan Village - 55 km
Sekimori Fukushima Japan Village - 56 km
Haramachi Fukushima Japan Village 47000 people 56 km
Otojiro Fukushima Japan Village - 57 km
Hokidaira Fukushima Japan Village - 57 km
Kashima Fukushima Japan Village - 58 km
Kita-Nagano Fukushima Japan Village - 58 km
Tetsuzan Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Hirusone Fukushima Japan Village - 60 km
Dozan Fukushima Japan Village - 60 km
Kodeya Fukushima Japan Village - 60 km
Odashiro Fukushima Japan Village - 60 km
Jikenjo Fukushima Japan Village - 61 km
Shimo-Kawauchi Fukushima Japan Village - 61 km
Isobe Fukushima Japan Village - 61 km
Omori Fukushima Japan Village - 61 km
Koyamada Fukushima Japan Village - 61 km
Uzugawa Fukushima Japan Village - 61 km
Ohana Fukushima Japan Village - 62 km
Kashiwabara Fukushima Japan Village - 63 km
Okubo Fukushima Japan Village - 63 km
Kami-Kawauchi Fukushima Japan Village - 63 km
Kunugidaira Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Suketsune Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Nakayama Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Shajigami Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Aratame Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Umekawa Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Sakashiuchi Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Oyama Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Tachiya Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Furumichi Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Shimo-Takaku Fukushima Japan Village - 66 km
Eda Fukushima Japan Village - 66 km
Mishima Fukushima Japan Village - 66 km
Taira Fukushima Japan City - 66 km
Takahagi Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Tsunagi Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Toyoma Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Hiso Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Takadaiima Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Ochiai Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Haragama Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Nakumura Fukushima Japan Village - 68 km
Yoshima Fukushima Japan Village - 68 km
Shidamyo Fukushima Japan Village - 68 km
Iwaisawa Fukushima Japan Village - 69 km
Shimo-Tsushima Fukushima Japan Village - 69 km
Ena Fukushima Japan Village - 70 km
Doyaba Fukushima Japan Village - 70 km
Shimo-Yata Fukushima Japan Village - 70 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
Sendai SDJ 5 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 97 km
Fukushima FKS 372 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Soma JPSMA Japan 68 km
Onahama JPONA Japan 75 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sakashita Sakashita Okawaragawa 1973 51 km
Ogaki Ogaki Ukedogawa 1985 57 km
Yokokawa Yokokawa Otagawa 1983 58 km
Takanokura Takanokura Mizunashigawa 1975 61 km
Tamanotameike Tamano Udagawa 1945 80 km
Takashibako Takashiba Samekawa 1961 86 km
Shitokiko Shitoki Shitokigawa 1983 90 km
Bobatako Sengozawa Kitasugawa 1974 95 km
Mizunuma Mizunuma Hanazonokawa 1966 97 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
FUKUSHIMA-DAIICHI JAPAN 6 43 km
FUKUSHIMA-DAINI JAPAN 4 44 km

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