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.

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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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
2.3 million people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1204276 32.626/140.631 5.7 56.84 3.6 25 Mar 2018 14:57 00:20 (new episode)
2 0 1204302 32.6/140.647 5.7 50.73 3.57 25 Mar 2018 16:30 01:53 (new episode)
3 0 1204302 32.6/140.647 5.7 50.73 3.57 25 Mar 2018 16:40 02:02 (upd of #2)
4 0 1204302 32.603/140.644 5.7 51.11 3.55 25 Mar 2018 18:39 04:02 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces


Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Aogashima Shizuoka Japan Village - 84 km
Mitsune Shizuoka Japan City - 98 km
Sato Shizuoka Japan Village - 174 km
Ako Shizuoka Japan Village - 197 km
Okubo Shizuoka Japan Village - 198 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Hachijo Jima HAC 92 Civ. Paved Yes 5900 99 km
Miyake Jima MYE 20 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 192 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Aoga Island Japan 83 km
Yaene Japan 98 km
Mikura Japan 170 km
Miyake Japan 194 km

More information

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