M 5.7 in Japan on 25 Mar 2018 14:37 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: 5.7M
Depth: 50.73 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.5997 , 140.6467
Event Date: 25 Mar 2018 14:37 UTC
25 Mar 2018 23:37 Local
Exposed Population: About 8000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000d8vk
Inserted at: 25 Mar 2018 16:30 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000d8vk Scaled population (vector) -8  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1204276 0 25 Mar 2018 14:37 5.7M, 56.84km 3.6 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:18 NEIC
1204302 0 25 Mar 2018 14:37 5.7M, 50.73km 3.55 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 01:52 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 Kanto (population 38,543,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 8000 people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kanto Japan 38.5 million people
Chubu Japan 5.2 million people
Kinki Japan 22.2 million people
Tohoku Japan 10 million people

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
Hachijo Jima HAC 92 Civ. Paved Yes 5900 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Aoga Island Japan 83 km
Yaene Japan 98 km

More information

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