M 4.5 in Japan on 11 Jun 2020 17:09 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: 77.94 Km
Lat/Lon: 43.143 , 145.9784
Event Date: 11 Jun 2020 17:09 UTC
12 Jun 2020 03:09 Local
Exposed Population:
About 92000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000aa2v
Inserted at: 11 Jun 2020 18:04 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.6 (Russia)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Russia= 4.6; Japan= 1.5

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000aa2v Scaled population (vector) 4.83  
  C1 earthquake 0.74  
  C2 earthquake -0.13  
  Country Vulnerability -0.43  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1315175 0 11 Jun 2020 17:09 4.5M, 77.94km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 00:54 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 Hokkaido (population 5,808,054) . The nearest places are Hikiushi, Nassafu, Sunahama, Zeikomae, Akiajiba, Pontokomoi, Tomoshiri, Moshirikeshi, Nishimae, Nemuro, and Tokotan.

Radius Population
100 km 92000 people
75 km 39000 people
50 km 28000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people
Tohoku Japan 10 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hikiushi Hokkaido Japan Village - 29 km
Nassafu Hokkaido Japan Village - 30 km
Sunahama Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 31 km
Zeikomae Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 31 km
Akiajiba Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 32 km
Pontokomoi Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 34 km
Tomoshiri Hokkaido Japan Village - 34 km
Moshirikeshi Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 35 km
Nishimae Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 38 km
Nemuro Hokkaido Japan City 31000 people 38 km
Nishi-wada Hokkaido Japan Village - 39 km
Kamenka Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 41 km
Aitomari Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 43 km
Kitaura Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 45 km
Tokkariiso Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 46 km
Svetloye Hokkaido Japan Village - 46 km
Kafenotsu Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 47 km
Fushiko-tobuto Hokkaido Japan Village - 54 km
Atsutoko Hokkaido Japan Village - 60 km
Bekkai Hokkaido Japan Village - 63 km
Moraito Hokkaido Japan Village - 63 km
Tokotan Hokkaido Japan Village - 69 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
Nakashibetsu SHB 65 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 96 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hanasaki Japan 36 km
Nemuro JPNEM Japan 39 km
Golovino Russia 67 km
Akkeshi JPAKE Japan 92 km
Yuzhno Kurilsk Russia 98 km

More information

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