M 4.5 in Japan on 18 Jun 2017 20:51 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: 36.09 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.1337 , 140.6601
Event Date: 18 Jun 2017 20:51 UTC
19 Jun 2017 05:51 Local
Exposed Population:
3520000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20009nhh
Inserted at: 18 Jun 2017 21:08 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20009nhh 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
1171171 0 18 Jun 2017 20:51 4.5M, 36.09km N/A 3.5 million (in 100km) 00:16 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 Kami-Ichigaya, Shinden, Yamagani, Kami-misaka, Nakadera, Nagakubo, Kitakata, Shimo-Misaka, Kami-Nagai, Matsukawa, and Mito.

Radius Population
100 km 4.3 million people
75 km 2.3 million people
50 km 1.2 million people
20 km 84000 people
10 km 6700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tohoku Japan 10 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kami-Ichigaya Fukushima Japan Village - 2 km
Shinden Fukushima Japan Village - 3 km
Yamagani Fukushima Japan Village - 5 km
Kami-misaka Fukushima Japan Village - 6 km
Nakadera Fukushima Japan Village - 6 km
Nagakubo Fukushima Japan Village - 8 km
Kitakata Fukushima Japan Village - 9 km
Shimo-Misaka Fukushima Japan Village - 9 km
Kami-Nagai Fukushima Japan Village - 9 km
Matsukawa Fukushima Japan Village - 10 km
Takanuki Fukushima Japan Village - 11 km
Daibara Fukushima Japan Village - 11 km
Kawamae Fukushima Japan Village - 11 km
Nita Fukushima Japan Village - 11 km
Unejiri Fukushima Japan Village - 11 km
Kuretsubo Fukushima Japan Village - 11 km
Goto Fukushima Japan Village - 11 km
Iritono Fukushima Japan Village - 12 km
Gomizawa Fukushima Japan Village - 12 km
Nakada Fukushima Japan Village - 13 km
Doyaba Fukushima Japan Village - 13 km
Sakaji Fukushima Japan Village - 14 km
Kamiyomogita Fukushima Japan Village - 14 km
Tokura Fukushima Japan Village - 14 km
Kami-Okeuri Fukushima Japan Village - 14 km
Shioniwa Fukushima Japan Village - 15 km
Shionohira Fukushima Japan Village - 15 km
Itabashi Fukushima Japan Village - 16 km
Kaidomari Fukushima Japan Village - 16 km
Eda Fukushima Japan Village - 16 km
Akasaka-Nakano Fukushima Japan Village - 16 km
Fukuda Fukushima Japan Village - 17 km
Shidamyo Fukushima Japan Village - 17 km
Hirase Fukushima Japan Village - 18 km
Warabinokusa Fukushima Japan Village - 18 km
Takahagi Fukushima Japan Village - 18 km
Nijibu Fukushima Japan Village - 18 km
Ishikawa Fukushima Japan Village 18000 people 18 km
Taki Fukushima Japan Village - 18 km
Yotsuji-Shinden Fukushima Japan Village - 18 km
Kuroda Fukushima Japan Village - 19 km
Mishima Fukushima Japan Village - 19 km
Ojiro Fukushima Japan Village - 19 km
Tomita Fukushima Japan Village - 19 km
Sakadare Fukushima Japan Village - 19 km
Mabarado Fukushima Japan Village - 20 km
Okudaira Fukushima Japan Village - 20 km
Akagona Fukushima Japan Village - 20 km
Sekiguchi Fukushima Japan Village - 20 km
Tamokami Fukushima Japan Village - 20 km
Yoshima Fukushima Japan Village - 20 km
Tabyuto Fukushima Japan Village - 21 km
Futta Fukushima Japan Village - 21 km
Kammata Fukushima Japan Village - 21 km
Satoshiraishi Fukushima Japan Village - 21 km
Tsuzura Fukushima Japan Village - 21 km
Wagu Fukushima Japan Village - 21 km
Kami-Kamato Fukushima Japan Village - 21 km
Shichimagari Fukushima Japan Village - 22 km
Kami-Yamoda Fukushima Japan Village - 22 km
Asakawa Fukushima Japan Village - 22 km
Tsunagi Fukushima Japan Village - 22 km
Sawai Fukushima Japan Village - 22 km
Nakayama Fukushima Japan Village - 22 km
Otsu Fukushima Japan Village - 22 km
Yamakoya Fukushima Japan Village - 23 km
Hayawada Fukushima Japan Village - 23 km
Yamada Fukushima Japan Village - 23 km
Dozan Fukushima Japan Village - 23 km
Minami-Odaira Fukushima Japan Village - 23 km
Odaka Fukushima Japan Village - 23 km
Oguri Fukushima Japan Village - 23 km
Uzugawa Fukushima Japan Village - 24 km
Sekifune Fukushima Japan Village - 24 km
Hatta Fukushima Japan Village - 24 km
Tochimoto Fukushima Japan Village - 24 km
Sugaya Fukushima Japan Village - 25 km
Kand Fukushima Japan Village - 25 km
Tanebe Fukushima Japan Village - 25 km
Yama-Ogawa Ibaraki Japan Village - 25 km
Taira Fukushima Japan City - 25 km
Soeno Fukushima Japan Village - 25 km
Odashiro Fukushima Japan Village - 25 km
Hokidaira Fukushima Japan Village - 25 km
Eryuda Fukushima Japan Village - 26 km
Sanjome Fukushima Japan Village - 26 km
Tashiro Fukushima Japan Village - 26 km
Nagura Fukushima Japan Village - 26 km
Shimo-Yata Fukushima Japan Village - 26 km
Ogawa Fukushima Japan Village - 26 km
Tsutsumi Fukushima Japan Village - 26 km
Sakashiuchi Fukushima Japan Village - 26 km
Shioda Fukushima Japan Village - 27 km
Suzugauchi Fukushima Japan Village - 27 km
Otojiro Fukushima Japan Village - 27 km
Sakasakawa Fukushima Japan Village - 27 km
Kami-Kawauchi Fukushima Japan Village - 27 km
Shiroishi Fukushima Japan Village - 27 km
Shimo-Kawauchi Fukushima Japan Village - 27 km
Sumiyoshi Fukushima Japan Village - 27 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
Fukushima FKS 372 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 23 km
Otawara 201 0 63 km
Utsunomiya QUT 102 Civ. Paved Yes 5500 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Onahama JPONA Japan 31 km
Hitachi JPHTC Japan 71 km
Soma JPSMA Japan 82 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Bobatako Sengozawa Kitasugawa 1974 17 km
Takashibako Takashiba Samekawa 1961 20 km
Shitokiko Shitoki Shitokigawa 1983 26 km
Mizunuma Mizunuma Hanazonokawa 1966 31 km
Sakashita Sakashita Okawaragawa 1973 37 km
Fujinumachosuichi Fujimuna Ebanagawa 1948 45 km
Fukadachoseichi Fukadachoseichi Tadanogawa 1982 46 km
Ogaki Ogaki Ukedogawa 1985 47 km
Hatoriko Hatori Tsurunumagawa 1955 54 km
Yokokawa Yokokawa Otagawa 1983 56 km
Takanokura Takanokura Mizunashigawa 1975 59 km
Yoshigadaira Yoshigadaira Harakawa 1970 68 km
Miyamako Miyama Nakagawa 1973 68 km
Wakasatoko Okawa Agagawa 1987 71 km
Yunoiriko Higashiyama Yugawa 1982 72 km
Tamanotameike Tamano Udagawa 1945 72 km
Shiobara Shiobara Hokigawa 1978 72 km
Sabigawa Sabigawa Sabigawa 1994 72 km
Ouchi Ouchi Onogawa 1991 74 km
Terayama Terayama Miyakawa 1984 78 km
Jajanboike Kozogawa Kozogawa 1985 83 km
Higashikoyako Nishiarakawa Nishiarakawa 1967 84 km
Ikariko Ikari Ojikagawa 1956 89 km
Sekishiba Sekishiba Ubadogawa 1958 89 km
Yashioko Kawaji Kunugawa 1983 90 km
Houjonoumi Mizukubo Kariyasugawa 1971 92 km
1991 93 km
Kuriyamachoseichi Kuriyama Nebesawagawa 1988 95 km
Imaichichoseichi Imaichi Togawa 1988 95 km
Nicchuhizawako Nicchu Oshikirigawa 1991 96 km
Kurobe Kurobe Kinugawa 1912 98 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
FUKUSHIMA-DAINI JAPAN 4 39 km
FUKUSHIMA-DAIICHI JAPAN 6 46 km
TOKAI JAPAN 3 75 km

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