M 5.8 in Volcano Islands, Japan Region on 16 Aug 2018 18:21 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: 5.8M
Depth: 11.53 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.3594 , 143.3573
Event Date: 16 Aug 2018 18:21 UTC
17 Aug 2018 04:21 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000gaqf
Inserted at: 17 Aug 2018 16:43 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000gaqf 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
1224335 0 16 Aug 2018 18:21 6M, 1.75km 3.12 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:16 NEIC
1224462 0 16 Aug 2018 18:21 5.8M, 11.53km 3.14 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 22:21 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
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1224335 23.337/143.393 6 1.75 3.12 16 Aug 2018 18:40 00:18 (new episode)
2 0 1224335 23.337/143.393 6 1.75 3.12 16 Aug 2018 20:25 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1224462 23.337/143.393 6 1.75 3.12 17 Aug 2018 16:43 22:21 (new episode)
4 0 1224462 23.359/143.357 5.8 11.53 3.14 17 Aug 2018 16:45 22:23 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces


Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance

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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
Iwo To (Iwo Jima) IWO 113 Mil. Paved Yes 8700 260 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Minami Lo Japan 215 km
Iwo Jima Japan 259 km

More information

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