M 6.7 in Japan on 13 Nov 2015 20:51 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: 6.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 30.9977 , 128.8362
Event Date: 13 Nov 2015 20:51 UTC
14 Nov 2015 05:51 Local
Exposed Population: Few people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Nov 2015 22:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.2 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.18m  
  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
1106273 0.5 13 Nov 2015 20:51 6.6M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:35) 00:07 GEOFON
1106278 0.5 13 Nov 2015 20:51 7M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 0.3m (at 00:32) 00:11 NTWC    
1106279 0.5 13 Nov 2015 20:51 7M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 0.3m (at 00:32) 00:12 PTWC
1106286 0.5 13 Nov 2015 20:51 6.5M, 10km 4.83 Few people (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:32) 00:23 NEIC
1106307 0.5 13 Nov 2015 20:51 6.7M, 10km 4.83 Few people (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:30) 01:08 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 and Kagoshima.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 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
Kyushu Japan 13.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kagoshima Kagoshima Japan Major city 550000 people 175 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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