M 4.7 in Japan on 26 Nov 2012 22:24 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: 4.7M
Depth: 5.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 25.3661 , 125.052
Event Date: 26 Nov 2012 22:24 UTC
27 Nov 2012 06:24 Local
Exposed Population:
About 59000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dypa
Inserted at: 26 Nov 2012 23:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dypa Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
121091 0.5 26 Nov 2012 22:24 4.7M, 5.3km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 01:03 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 Okinawa (population 1,242,315) .

Radius Population
100 km 59000 people
75 km 51000 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
Okinawa Japan 1.2 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
Shimojishima SHI 16 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 60 km
Hirara MMY 45 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 69 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hirara Japan 66 km
Myako Island Japan 76 km

More information

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