M 5.5 in Japan on 25 Jul 2018 04:20 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: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 25.4388 , 130.5177
Event Date: 25 Jul 2018 04:20 UTC
25 Jul 2018 13:20 Local
Exposed Population: About 2000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000gd8e
Inserted at: 25 Jul 2018 04:41 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000gd8e Scaled population (vector) 0  
  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
1221173 0 25 Jul 2018 04:20 5.5M, 10km 3.44 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 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
84000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1221173 25.439/130.518 5.5 10 3.44 25 Jul 2018 04:47 00:26 (new episode)
2 0 1221173 25.439/130.518 5.5 10 3.44 25 Jul 2018 06:26 02:06 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces


Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Minami-daito Okinawa Japan Village - 84 km
Kita-daito Okinawa Japan Village - 96 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
Minami Daito MMD 4 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 86 km
Kitadaito KTD 24 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 99 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kita Japan 95 km
Okino Japan 127 km

More information

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