M 5.7 in Japan on 25 Oct 2018 18:36 UTC

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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: 43.74 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.2868 , 141.7858
Event Date: 25 Oct 2018 18:36 UTC
26 Oct 2018 03:36 Local
Exposed Population: 2350000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000hh6r
Inserted at: 25 Oct 2018 18:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000hh6r Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.57  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1232963 0 25 Oct 2018 18:36 5.7M, 43.74km 4.44 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:17 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 ,of Tohoku (population 665,933) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
1 million people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1232963 38.287/141.786 5.7 43.74 4.21 25 Oct 2018 18:54 00:18 (new episode)
2 0 1232963 38.287/141.786 5.7 43.74 4.44 25 Oct 2018 20:38 02:02 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Tohoku Japan 2.1 million people
Tohoku Japan 6.7 million people
Kanto Japan 1.1 million people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Niiyama Miyagi Japan Village - 23 km
Oshika Miyagi Japan Village - 24 km
Oharahama Miyagi Japan Village - 27 km
Aji Miyagi Japan Village - 28 km
Yagawa Miyagi Japan Village - 28 km
Nitoda Miyagi Japan Village - 32 km
Onagawahama Miyagi Japan Village - 34 km
Ohama Miyagi Japan Village - 35 km
Ogatsu Miyagi Japan Village - 37 km
Watanoha Miyagi Japan Village - 40 km
Nagatsura Miyagi Japan Village - 42 km
Tsukihama Miyagi Japan Village - 42 km
Terahama Miyagi Japan Village - 45 km
Ishinomaki Miyagi Japan City 120000 people 46 km
Iinogawa Miyagi Japan Village - 48 km
Kamata Miyagi Japan Village - 49 km
Oritate Miyagi Japan Village - 50 km
Shizugawa Miyagi Japan Village - 52 km
Isatomae Miyagi Japan Village - 53 km
Minato Miyagi Japan Village - 54 km
Shinden Miyagi Japan Village - 54 km
Yanaizu Miyagi Japan Village - 55 km
Takagi Miyagi Japan Village - 57 km
Wabuchi Miyagi Japan Village - 57 km
Kamimachi Miyagi Japan Village - 57 km
Motoyoshi Miyagi Japan Village - 60 km
Oya Miyagi Japan Village - 61 km
Oyanagi Miyagi Japan Village - 62 km
Wakuya Miyagi Japan City 18000 people 63 km
Maeya Miyagi Japan Village - 63 km
Hirawata Miyagi Japan Village - 63 km
Takaki Miyagi Japan Village - 63 km
Nishino Miyagi Japan Village - 63 km
Matsuzaki Miyagi Japan Village - 64 km
Kesennuma Miyagi Japan Village 59000 people 65 km
Tsuya Miyagi Japan Village - 65 km
Oenokawara Miyagi Japan Village - 66 km
Shiogama Miyagi Japan City 59000 people 67 km
Schiogama Miyagi Japan Village - 67 km
Shinzeki Miyagi Japan Village - 67 km
Sanuma Miyagi Japan City - 67 km
Matsuyama Miyagi Japan Village - 69 km
Tadagoe Miyagi Japan Village - 71 km
Shimomachi Miyagi Japan Village - 72 km
Ido Miyagi Japan Village - 73 km
Tajiri Miyagi Japan Village - 73 km
Fujisawa Iwate Japan Village - 74 km
Tomari Iwate Japan Village - 74 km
Wakayanagi Miyagi Japan Village - 74 km
Kami-tsuyakawa Iwate Japan Village - 74 km
Futsukamachi Iwate Japan Village - 75 km
Semine Miyagi Japan Village - 76 km
Sendai Miyagi Japan Major city 1 million people 78 km
Furukawa Miyagi Japan City 76000 people 78 km
Takakiyomizu Miyagi Japan Village - 79 km
Araya Miyagi Japan Village - 79 km
Semmaya Iwate Japan Village - 80 km
Wakuchi Iwate Japan Village - 80 km
Yoshioka Miyagi Japan Village - 81 km
Arahama Miyagi Japan Village - 81 km
Usuginu Iwate Japan Village - 81 km
Iinosaka Miyagi Japan Village - 81 km
Surisawa Iwate Japan Village - 83 km
Tsukidate Miyagi Japan Village - 83 km
Naka-niida Miyagi Japan Village - 84 km
Hanagama Miyagi Japan Village - 84 km
Sawabe Miyagi Japan Village - 84 km
Watari Miyagi Japan Village 36000 people 86 km
Arikabe Miyagi Japan Village - 86 km
Sakamoto Miyagi Japan Village - 87 km
Masaka Miyagi Japan Village - 87 km
Aka-nitta Miyagi Japan Village - 87 km
Nenoshiroishi Miyagi Japan Village - 87 km
Yamashita Miyagi Japan Village - 88 km
Hosokura Miyagi Japan Village - 89 km
Iwaeyama Miyagi Japan Village - 90 km
Ichinoseki Iwate Japan City 62000 people 91 km
Iwagasaki Miyagi Japan Village - 91 km
Kakuda Miyagi Japan Village 33000 people 92 km
Nakumura Fukushima Japan Village - 92 km
Shirasawa Miyagi Japan Village - 95 km
Kashima Fukushima Japan Village - 98 km
Shimo-orikabe Iwate Japan Village - 77 km
Imaizumi Iwate Japan Village - 78 km
Rikuzen-Takata Iwate Japan Village - 82 km
Ryori Iwate Japan Village - 84 km
Ofunato Iwate Japan Village 37000 people 86 km
Ohara Iwate Japan Village - 87 km
Okkirai Iwate Japan Village - 92 km
Nagasaka Iwate Japan Village - 92 km
Yokamachi Iwate Japan Village - 93 km
Higashi-onoda Miyagi Japan Village - 93 km
Sarusawa Iwate Japan Village - 93 km
Hosokura Miyagi Japan Village - 94 km
Kawaguchi Miyagi Japan Village - 95 km
Miyasaki Miyagi Japan Village - 95 km
Murata Miyagi Japan Village - 95 km
Shimo-miya Miyagi Japan Village - 95 km
Setamai Iwate Japan Village - 95 km
Itsukushi Iwate Japan Village - 96 km
Baba Miyagi Japan Village - 97 km
Ogawara Miyagi Japan Village 23000 people 98 km
Kawaguchi Iwate Japan Village - 98 km
Marumori Miyagi Japan Village 17000 people 99 km
Kawasaki Miyagi Japan Village - 100 km
Ryuoka Miyagi Japan Village - 100 km
Kawatabi Miyagi Japan Village - 100 km
Nagano Miyagi Japan Village - 100 km
Takihara Iwate Japan Village - 101 km
Nekkomachi Iwate Japan Village - 102 km
Shiroishi Miyagi Japan Village 39000 people 103 km
Hongo Iwate Japan Village - 103 km
Kitamata Iwate Japan Village - 104 km
Kadozawa Miyagi Japan Village - 105 km
Shirahama Iwate Japan Village - 106 km
Naruko Miyagi Japan Village - 106 km
Odaka Fukushima Japan Village - 107 km
Haramachi Fukushima Japan Village 47000 people 107 km
Ide Iwate Japan Village - 107 km
Kutsukake Iwate Japan Village - 107 km
Maesawa Iwate Japan Village - 108 km
Tamoyama Iwate Japan Village - 108 km
Mizusawa Iwate Japan City 61000 people 109 km
Kamaishi Iwate Japan City 42000 people 110 km
Ohashi Iwate Japan Village - 110 km
Tokatta Miyagi Japan Village - 110 km
Higashi-tamano Fukushima Japan Village - 112 km
Hitokabe Iwate Japan Village - 112 km
Namie Fukushima Japan Village 22000 people 112 km
Esashi Iwate Japan Village 33000 people 113 km
Otomomachi Iwate Japan Village - 113 km
Nakayama Yamagata Japan Village - 114 km
Yanagawa Fukushima Japan Village 20000 people 114 km
Kaita Fukushima Japan Village - 114 km
Akabane Iwate Japan Village - 115 km
Ryoishi Iwate Japan Village - 115 km
Shinden Yamagata Japan Village - 115 km
Sekibukuro Iwate Japan Village - 116 km
Ganyu Miyagi Japan Village - 116 km
Hara Miyagi Japan Village - 117 km
Fudaba Iwate Japan Village - 117 km
Tomisawa Yamagata Japan Village - 118 km
Tono Iwate Japan Village 27000 people 118 km
Yamadera Yamagata Japan Village - 119 km
Okubo Iwate Japan Village - 119 km
Sawa Iwate Japan Village - 119 km
Seki Miyagi Japan Village - 120 km
Tsurumakida Yamagata Japan Village - 120 km
Hobara Fukushima Japan Village 24000 people 120 km
Anto Iwate Japan Village - 120 km
Sasanagane Iwate Japan Village - 121 km
Hirose Iwate Japan Village - 122 km
Mukaimachi Yamagata Japan Village - 122 km
Takaru Yamagata Japan Village - 123 km
Otsuchi Iwate Japan Village 16000 people 123 km
Higashine Yamagata Japan Village 45000 people 123 km
Kaegura Iwate Japan Village - 123 km
Tendo Yamagata Japan Village 59000 people 123 km
Kawamata Fukushima Japan Village 16000 people 124 km
Tateoka Yamagata Japan Village - 125 km
Ohori Yamagata Japan Village - 125 km
Oyasu Akita Japan Village - 126 km
Tomioka Fukushima Japan Village - 126 km
Nonaka Iwate Japan Village - 126 km
Ashizawa Yamagata Japan Village - 127 km
Yamagata Yamagata Japan Major city 250000 people 127 km
Obanazawa Yamagata Japan Village 21000 people 127 km
Narage Yamagata Japan Village - 127 km
Koori Fukushima Japan Village - 127 km
Kitakami Iwate Japan Village 93000 people 128 km
Funakoshi Iwate Japan Village - 128 km
Tassobe Iwate Japan Village - 128 km
Kozawa Iwate Japan Village - 128 km
Murayama Yamagata Japan Village 28000 people 128 km
Yachi Yamagata Japan Village - 129 km
Fukusaima Fukushima Japan City - 129 km
Furumichi Fukushima Japan Village - 129 km
Shuku Iwate Japan Village - 130 km
Tsuchisawa Iwate Japan Village - 131 km
Joyanagi Iwate Japan Village - 131 km
Harimichi Fukushima Japan Village - 131 km
Yunohara Miyagi Japan Village - 131 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
Matsushima 2 Civ. Paved Yes 8800 51 km
Kasuminome 5 0 74 km
Sendai SDJ 5 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 78 km
Ojojibara 70 0 85 km
Junmachi GAJ 108 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 124 km
Hanamaki HNA 91 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 139 km
Fukushima FKS 372 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 168 km
Shonai SYO 22 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 184 km
Ippongibara 304 0 185 km
Akita AXT 95 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 201 km
Akita Old 15 0 217 km
Otawara 201 0 221 km
Niigata KIJ 7 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 237 km
Hachinohe HHE 46 Mil. Paved Yes 7300 253 km
Hyakuri 32 Mil. Paved Yes 8800 263 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Onagawa JPONG Japan 34 km
Ishinomaki JPISM Japan 43 km
Shiogama JPSGM Japan 66 km
Kesennuma Ko Japan 67 km
Soma JPSMA Japan 88 km
Ofunato JPOFT Japan 86 km
Kamaishi JPKIS Japan 110 km
Yamada Japan 131 km
Miyako JPMYK Japan 151 km
Onahama JPONA Japan 168 km
Sakata JPSKT Japan 184 km
Fudai Japan 190 km
Akita JPAXT Japan 218 km
Niigata-Higashi Japan 227 km
Niigata JPKIJ Japan 242 km
Aikawa JPAIK Japan 242 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Naganuma Naganuma Hazamagawa 2005 72 km
Kejonuma Kejonuma Tajirigawa 1995 81 km
Tarumizuko Tarumizu Masudagawa 1976 84 km
Nanatsumoriko Minamikawa Minamikawa 1987 86 km
Nanakita Nanakita Nanakitagawa 1984 92 km
Okurako Okura Okuragawa 1961 95 km
Kamafusako Kamafusa Goishigawa 1970 96 km
Hanayamako Hanayama Hazamagawa 2004 97 km
Kurikoma Kurikoma Sanhazamagawa 1961 102 km
Meigenko Urushizawa Narusegawa 1980 105 km
Takanokura Takanokura Mizunashigawa 1975 108 km
Araoko Naruko Eaigawa 1958 108 km
Tamanotameike Tamano Udagawa 1945 108 km
Yokokawa Yokokawa Otagawa 1983 109 km
Kawarago Kawarago Shiroishigawa 1968 114 km
Ogaki Ogaki Ukedogawa 1985 116 km
1991 117 km
Ishibuchiko Ishibuchi Isawagawa 1953 120 km
Taseko Tase Sarugaishigawa 1954 124 km
Senganishitameike Senganishi Shukunaigawa 1934 124 km
Sakashita Sakashita Okawaragawa 1973 125 km
Oyasukyoko Minase Minasegawa 1963 132 km
Ishibane Ishibane Wagagawa 1954 134 km
Maekawa Maekawa Maekawa 1982 137 km
Kinshuko Yuda Wagagawa 1964 137 km
Masuzawa Masuzawa Izumitagawa 1963 138 km
Birusawako Birusawatameike Yashirogawa 1948 139 km
Kamigo Kamigo Mogamigawa 1962 144 km
Ainono Ainono Yokotegawa 1960 148 km
Houjonoumi Mizukubo Kariyasugawa 1971 149 km
Toyosawako Toyosawa Toyosawagawa 1961 150 km
Heiannomizuumi Sannokai Takinagawa 2001 153 km
Gassanko Sagae Sagaegawa 1990 154 km
Takasaka Takasaka Sakegawa 1967 160 km
Kijiyama Kijiyama Okimatanogawa 1960 164 km
Tsunatori Tsunatori Nagatsugawa 1982 166 km
Oshuku Oshuku Oshukugawa 1957 166 km
Bobatako Sengozawa Kitasugawa 1974 167 km
Fukadachoseichi Fukadachoseichi Tadanogawa 1982 168 km
Yakuwa Yakuwa Bonjigawa 1957 169 km
Goshoko Gosho Shizukuishigawa 1981 169 km
Sotoyama Sotoyama Sotoyamagawa 1943 171 km
Nanbukatafujiko Shijushida Kitakamigawa 1968 172 km
Takashibako Takashiba Samekawa 1961 174 km
Gandoko Gando Tandogawa 1960 175 km
Nicchuhizawako Nicchu Oshikirigawa 1991 175 km
Natsuse Natsuse Tamagawa 1940 176 km
Sekishiba Sekishiba Ubadogawa 1958 177 km
Arasawako Arasawa Akagawa 1955 177 km
Jindaichoseichi Jindai Tamagawa 1940 177 km
Fujinumachosuichi Fujimuna Ebanagawa 1948 178 km
Shitokiko Shitoki Shitokigawa 1983 180 km
Sarutachosuichi Saruta Sarutagawa 1955 181 km
1999 182 km
Yoshigadaira Yoshigadaira Harakawa 1970 182 km
Yunoiriko Higashiyama Yugawa 1982 185 km
Hatoriko Hatori Tsurunumagawa 1955 188 km
Kuromorigawadaiichicosuichi Kuromorigawadaiichi Kuromorigawa 1976 188 km
Shusenko Yoroihata Tamagawa 1957 194 km
Otakisawatameike Otakisawatameike Michigawa 1937 218 km
Jajanboike Kozogawa Kozogawa 1985 241 km

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