M 4.5 in Japan on 02 Jan 2017 21:24 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: 4.5M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 41.2177 , 141.9898
Event Date: 02 Jan 2017 21:24 UTC
03 Jan 2017 06:24 Local
Exposed Population:
380000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007pbu
Inserted at: 02 Jan 2017 22:12 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007pbu Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1152730 0 02 Jan 2017 21:24 4.5M, 53.97km N/A 390 thousand (in 100km) 00:47 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 Shiriya, Kodanosawa, Sarugamori, Shikkari, Tomari, Dedo, Oibegawa, Chikagawa, Mena, Shinaya, and Hata.

Radius Population
100 km 560000 people
75 km 82000 people
50 km 1800 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
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people
Kanto Japan 38.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shiriya Aomori Japan Village - 49 km
Kodanosawa Aomori Japan Village - 50 km
Sarugamori Aomori Japan Village - 50 km
Shikkari Aomori Japan Village - 52 km
Tomari Aomori Japan Village - 53 km
Dedo Aomori Japan Village - 56 km
Oibegawa Aomori Japan Village - 58 km
Chikagawa Aomori Japan Village - 59 km
Mena Aomori Japan Village - 61 km
Shinaya Aomori Japan Village - 61 km
Rokkasho Aomori Japan Village - 61 km
Takahoko Aomori Japan Village - 61 km
Futamata Aomori Japan Village - 63 km
Ichiyanagi Aomori Japan Village - 63 km
Yokohama Aomori Japan Village - 63 km
Hiranuma Aomori Japan Village - 64 km
Amagamori Aomori Japan Village - 65 km
Tanabu Aomori Japan Village - 65 km
Mutsu Aomori Japan Village 49000 people 66 km
Sunagamori Aomori Japan Village - 66 km
Kurauchi Aomori Japan Village - 66 km
Tokusari Aomori Japan Village - 66 km
Muronokubo Aomori Japan Village - 66 km
Sekine Aomori Japan Village - 67 km
Shiogama Aomori Japan Village - 68 km
Ominato Aomori Japan Village - 68 km
Uchinuma Aomori Japan Village - 68 km
Origasa Aomori Japan Village - 69 km
Hata Aomori Japan Village - 69 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
Misawa Naf MSJ 36 Mil. Paved Yes 10000 77 km
Hachinohe HHE 46 Mil. Paved Yes 7300 86 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ominato JPOMT Japan 68 km
Ohata Japan 84 km
Hachinohe JPHHE Japan 85 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tanosawatameike Tanosawatameike Shimizugawa 1942 91 km
Tenma Tenma Tsubokawa 1968 91 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
HIGASHI DORI JAPAN 1 57 km

More information

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