M 4.6 in Japan on 16 Jan 2021 08:08 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: 4.6M
Depth: 52.92 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.5746 , 142.8766
Event Date: 16 Jan 2021 08:08 UTC
16 Jan 2021 18:08 Local
Exposed Population:
130000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000d0m1
Inserted at: 16 Jan 2021 08:40 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000d0m1 Scaled population (vector) 4.17  
  C1 earthquake 0.73  
  C2 earthquake -0.22  
  Country Vulnerability -0.71  
  INFORM_normalised 0.57  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1353200 0 16 Jan 2021 08:08 4.6M, 52.92km N/A 140 thousand (in 100km) 00:32 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 140000 people
75 km 2700 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
Tohoku Japan 10 million people
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people
Kanto Japan 38.5 million people
Chubu Japan 5.2 million people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Miyako JPMYK Japan 78 km
Yamada Japan 80 km
Kamaishi JPKIS Japan 91 km
Fudai Japan 92 km

More information

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