M 4.5 in Japan on 13 Jan 2017 01:20 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: 37.5026 , 141.4872
Event Date: 13 Jan 2017 01:20 UTC
13 Jan 2017 10:20 Local
Exposed Population:
640000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007t0e
Inserted at: 13 Jan 2017 02:21 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007t0e 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
1153815 0 13 Jan 2017 01:20 4.5M, 13.76km N/A 640 thousand (in 100km) 01:00 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 Kiyohashi, Onaba, Futaba, Oragahama, Namie, Kayahama, Odaka, Onoda, Tomioka, Kariyado, and Sendai.

Radius Population
100 km 2.1 million people
75 km 290000 people
50 km 46000 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
Kiyohashi Fukushima Japan Village - 41 km
Onaba Fukushima Japan Village - 42 km
Futaba Fukushima Japan Village - 42 km
Oragahama Fukushima Japan Village - 43 km
Namie Fukushima Japan Village 22000 people 43 km
Kayahama Fukushima Japan Village - 44 km
Odaka Fukushima Japan Village - 44 km
Onoda Fukushima Japan Village - 45 km
Tomioka Fukushima Japan Village - 46 km
Kariyado Fukushima Japan Village - 46 km
Bogoya Fukushima Japan Village - 46 km
Takahira Fukushima Japan Village - 47 km
Okuma Fukushima Japan Village - 48 km
Minami-Ibi Fukushima Japan Village - 48 km
Takatsudo Fukushima Japan Village - 48 km
Nakanouchi Fukushima Japan Village - 48 km
Ogawara Fukushima Japan Village - 48 km
Kami-Shigeoka Fukushima Japan Village - 49 km
Ide Fukushima Japan Village - 49 km
Naraha Fukushima Japan Village - 50 km
Haramachi Fukushima Japan Village 47000 people 51 km
Kashima Fukushima Japan Village - 51 km
Kita-Nagano Fukushima Japan Village - 52 km
Sekimori Fukushima Japan Village - 52 km
Shimo-Kitabo Fukushima Japan Village - 53 km
Isobe Fukushima Japan Village - 53 km
Tetsuzan Fukushima Japan Village - 54 km
Koyamada Fukushima Japan Village - 54 km
Kami-Asamigawa Fukushima Japan Village - 54 km
Gomaisawa Fukushima Japan Village - 55 km
Hirusone Fukushima Japan Village - 55 km
Umekawa Fukushima Japan Village - 55 km
Tachiya Fukushima Japan Village - 56 km
Kodeya Fukushima Japan Village - 56 km
Oyama Fukushima Japan Village - 56 km
Shajigami Fukushima Japan Village - 57 km
Otojiro Fukushima Japan Village - 58 km
Suketsune Fukushima Japan Village - 58 km
Hokidaira Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Haragama Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Arayashik Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Jikenjo Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Ohana Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Kunugidaira Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Yotsukura Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Nakumura Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Kashiwabara Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Odashiro Fukushima Japan Village - 61 km
Shimo-Kawauchi Fukushima Japan Village - 61 km
Okubo Fukushima Japan Village - 62 km
Uzugawa Fukushima Japan Village - 62 km
Hiso Fukushima Japan Village - 62 km
Kuroki Fukushima Japan Village - 62 km
Furumichi Fukushima Japan Village - 62 km
Dozan Fukushima Japan Village - 63 km
Kami-Kawauchi Fukushima Japan Village - 63 km
Komagamine Fukushima Japan Village - 63 km
Sakashiuchi Fukushima Japan Village - 63 km
Otsubo Fukushima Japan Village - 63 km
Ochiai Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Tsurishi Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Shimo-Tsushima Fukushima Japan Village - 65 km
Ashimata Fukushima Japan Village - 65 km
Komiya Fukushima Japan Village - 65 km
Sugaya Fukushima Japan Village - 65 km
Omori Fukushima Japan Village - 66 km
Takadaiima Fukushima Japan Village - 66 km
Iwaisawa Fukushima Japan Village - 66 km
Iso Miyagi Japan Village - 66 km
Nagadoro Fukushima Japan Village - 66 km
Tsunagi Fukushima Japan Village - 66 km
Nakayama Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Kusano Fukushima Japan Village - 68 km
Sakamoto Miyagi Japan Village - 68 km
Eda Fukushima Japan Village - 68 km
Aratame Fukushima Japan Village - 69 km
Shidamyo Fukushima Japan Village - 69 km
Mishima Fukushima Japan Village - 70 km
Yokomichi Fukushima Japan Village - 70 km
Takahagi Fukushima Japan Village - 70 km
Sendai Miyagi Japan Major city 1 million people 99 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 87 km
Kasuminome 5 0 95 km
Fukushima FKS 372 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Soma JPSMA Japan 59 km
Onahama JPONA Japan 81 km
Shiogama JPSGM Japan 99 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sakashita Sakashita Okawaragawa 1973 50 km
Yokokawa Yokokawa Otagawa 1983 53 km
Ogaki Ogaki Ukedogawa 1985 53 km
Takanokura Takanokura Mizunashigawa 1975 55 km
Tamanotameike Tamano Udagawa 1945 72 km
Takashibako Takashiba Samekawa 1961 90 km
Tarumizuko Tarumizu Masudagawa 1976 94 km
Shitokiko Shitoki Shitokigawa 1983 95 km
Bobatako Sengozawa Kitasugawa 1974 95 km
1991 100 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
FUKUSHIMA-DAIICHI JAPAN 6 41 km
FUKUSHIMA-DAINI JAPAN 4 45 km
ONAGAWA JAPAN 3 100 km

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