Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 09 Jul 2017 17:02 UTC

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M 4.5 in Japan on 09 Jul 2017 17:02 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:	57.31 Km
Lat/Lon:	31.232 , 131.0865
Event Date:	09 Jul 2017 17:02 UTC 10 Jul 2017 02:02 Local
Exposed Population:	2090000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us100098e8
Inserted at:	09 Jul 2017 17:24 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us100098e8	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1173247		0	09 Jul 2017 17:02	4.5M, 57.31km	N/A	2.1 million (in 100km)		00:21	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 Kyushu (population 13,296,000) . The nearest places are Higashi, Igatan, Oriikuno, Koyama, Karijuku, Miyanoura, Honjo, Shibushi, Kanoya, O-nejime, and Miyazaki.

Radius	Population
100 km	2.1 million people
75 km	1.2 million people
50 km	270000 people
20 km	12000 people
10 km	3100 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kyushu	Japan	13.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Higashi	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	8 km
Igatan	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	10 km
Oriikuno	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	15 km
Koyama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	19 km
Karijuku	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	23 km
Miyanoura	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	27 km
Honjo	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	27 km
Shibushi	Kagoshima	Japan	City	18000 people	27 km
Kanoya	Kagoshima	Japan	City	82000 people	29 km
O-nejime	Kagoshima	Japan	City	-	29 km
Nakamura	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	30 km
Baba	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	31 km
Kushima	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	22000 people	34 km
Furue	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	36 km
Kinokuchiyama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	37 km
Izashiki	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	41 km
Meitsu	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	43 km
Yamagawa	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Tomai	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Ibusuki	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	29000 people	45 km
Sueyoshi	Kagoshima	Japan	City	20000 people	46 km
Tarumizu	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	19000 people	46 km
Minato	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	46 km
Kunigami	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Obirano	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Kunikami	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Futagawa	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Aburatsu	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	48 km
Fumoto	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Todaka	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Yanagihara	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Iseki	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Osaki	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Kerisaki	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Miyakonojo	Miyazaki	Japan	City	130000 people	54 km
Fukuyama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Guniwa	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Yokoyama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Kiire	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Yuno	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Anno	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Nishinoomote	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	18000 people	56 km
Shoiiura	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Hayama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Komakino	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	58 km
Hamanoichi	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	58 km
Koramuki	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Takabo	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Komei	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Yakenota	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Azako	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Chiran	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	61 km
Kurazami	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	61 km
Miyagahama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	61 km
Taniyama	Kagoshima	Japan	City	-	62 km
Kurokita	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Kokubu	Kagoshima	Japan	City	58000 people	63 km
Hiramatsu	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Kami-zuru	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Yamanokuchi	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Kagoshima	Kagoshima	Japan	Major city	550000 people	64 km
Sumiyoshi	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Furuta	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Udo	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Koike	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	65 km
Anjo	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	65 km
Uchiyamada	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Ono	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Jusamban	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Fukagawa	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Nanakuba	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Mampa	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Suzuyama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Makigawa	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Kawanabe	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Kawaguchi	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Tachiyama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Kajiki	Kagoshima	Japan	City	23000 people	69 km
Jurokuban	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Yanagatai	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Miyazaki	Miyazaki	Japan	Major city	310000 people	81 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
Kanoya		65	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7300	28 km
Nishinoomote	IIN	unknown				0	47 km
Kagoshima	KOJ	276	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	73 km
Tanegashima	TNE	97	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	77 km
Miyazaki	KMI	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	79 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Shibushi	JPSBS	Japan	26 km
Yamagawa		Japan	43 km
Aburatsu	JPABU	Japan	48 km
Kiire	JPKII	Japan	53 km
Amamioshima	JPASJ	Japan	62 km
Kagoshima	JPKOJ	Japan	63 km
Uchiumi		Japan	68 km
Makurazaki		Japan	76 km
Miyazaki	JPKMI	Japan	80 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Osumiko	Takakuma	Kushiragawa	1968	38 km
Sakataniko	Nichinan	Sakatanigawa	1984	49 km
Saikyo	Saikyo	Matanobugawa	1984	52 km
Oyodogawadaiichi	Oyodogawadaiichi	Oyodogawa	1961	76 km
Takeyama	Takeyama	Usonokigawa	1986	76 km
Nojiriko	Iwase	Iwasegawa	1967	79 km
Oyodogawadaini	Oyodogawadaini	Oyodogawa	1932	79 km
Onoko	Ayaminami	Honjogawa	1958	92 km

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