Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 18 Jun 2019 13:22 UTC

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M 6.4 in Japan on 18 Jun 2019 13:22 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:	6.4M
Depth:	12 Km
Lat/Lon:	38.646 , 139.4723
Event Date:	18 Jun 2019 13:22 UTC 18 Jun 2019 22:22 Local
Exposed Population:	About 50000 people in MMI 2220000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us600042fx
Inserted at:	19 Jun 2019 13:31 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0.1		0		0.1
us600042fx	Scaled population (raster)	3.51	Max wave alert	0.09m
	C1 shakemap	-0.59	Max wave realtime	0.09m
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.57

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1264705		0	18 Jun 2019 13:22	6.4M, 16.08km	6.22	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.1m (at 00:04)	00:27	NEIC
1264709		0.1	18 Jun 2019 13:22	6.4M, 12km	6.87	50 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	0.1m (at 00:05)	1d 00:09	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 27,618) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	50000 people
	280000 people
	1.7 million people
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	0	1264705	38.635/139.454	6.4	16.1	6.218	18 Jun 2019 13:49	00:27	(new episode)
2	0	1264709	38.635/139.454	6.4	16.1	6.218	18 Jun 2019 15:26	02:04	(new episode)
3	0	1264709	38.635/139.454	6.4	16.1	6.268	18 Jun 2019 15:33	02:11	(upd of #2)
4	0	1264709	38.646/139.472	6.4	12.0	6.34	18 Jun 2019 15:39	02:17	(upd of #3)
5	0.1	1264709	38.646/139.472	6.4	12.0	6.871	18 Jun 2019 18:02	04:40	(upd of #4)
6	0.1	1264709	38.646/139.472	6.4	12.0	6.871	19 Jun 2019 13:31	1d 00:09	(upd of #5)
7	0.1	1264709	38.646/139.472	6.4	12.0	6.871	19 Jun 2019 21:57	1d 08:35	(upd of #6)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tohoku	Japan	28000 people
Tohoku	Japan	280000 people
Tohoku	Japan	1.5 million people
Tohoku	Japan	43000 people
Kanto	Japan	<1000 people
Chubu	Japan	1300 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Atsumi	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	11 km
Irakawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	12 km
Nezugaseki	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	16 km
Sanse	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	18 km
Gatsugi	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	19 km
Kinomata	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	20 km
Suganodai	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	22 km
Igazuchi	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	23 km
Wakikawa	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	23 km
Kamo	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	24 km
Tagawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	26 km
Yamakumada	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	27 km
Uchiura	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	28 km
Oyama	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	29 km
Sasagawa	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	30 km
Budo	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	30 km
Kami-hongo	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	30 km
Shimo-hongo	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	32 km
Tsuruoka	Yamagata	Japan	Village	98000 people	32 km
Otori	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	32 km
Hamanaka	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	34 km
Kurose	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	34 km
Hayakawa	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	36 km
Oshikiri-shinden	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	37 km
Tamugimata	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	37 km
Takane	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Sekiguchi	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Fujishima	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	40 km
Shimo-kawadai	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	43 km
Sakata	Yamagata	Japan	City	100000 people	43 km
Iwagasaki	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	43 km
Shimo-shimbo	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Karikawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	46 km
Murakami	Niigata	Japan	Village	31000 people	47 km
Oishi	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Iwafune	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Miyauchi	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Yusa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Nunobe	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Kinosawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Amarume	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Shitsu	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Miomote	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Kiyokawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Hibara	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Yanagyudo	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Ichijo	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Maruyama	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Mizugadoro	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	58 km
Fujie-shinden	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Fukura	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Arasawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Furukuchi	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Hanadate	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Kinzan	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Nozawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Hoki	Akita	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Shimo-seki	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Kuraoka	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Sasaguchihama	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Aterazawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Kawabukura	Akita	Japan	Village	-	65 km
Kaoyoshi	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Funato	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Nakajo	Niigata	Japan	Village	28000 people	67 km
Tsuboana	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Masugata	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Nikke	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Oguni	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Kisakata	Akita	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Kita-narita	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Mijuku	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	71 km
Shiraiwa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	71 km
Kisagata	Akita	Japan	Village	-	73 km
Kaneyama	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	74 km
Shinjo	Yamagata	Japan	Village	41000 people	74 km
Funagata	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	75 km
Nagisawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	76 km
Sagae	Yamagata	Japan	Village	43000 people	77 km
Murayama	Yamagata	Japan	Village	28000 people	78 km
Yachi	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	78 km
Kaneura	Akita	Japan	Village	-	78 km
Shibata	Niigata	Japan	City	80000 people	79 km
Obanazawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	21000 people	79 km
Yamabe	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	80 km
Hirasawa	Akita	Japan	Village	-	82 km
Matsugasakihama	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	83 km
Niigata	Niigata	Japan	Major city	500000 people	88 km
Nishime	Akita	Japan	Village	-	89 km
Maego	Akita	Japan	Village	-	91 km
Kameda	Niigata	Japan	City	32000 people	91 km
Suibara	Niigata	Japan	Village	20000 people	93 km
Honjo	Akita	Japan	Village	43000 people	96 km
Niitsu	Niigata	Japan	City	65000 people	99 km
Uchino	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	100 km
Iwaya	Akita	Japan	Village	-	102 km
Tsugawa	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	106 km
Shirone	Niigata	Japan	Village	41000 people	106 km
Ryotsu	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	108 km
Moroo	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	109 km
Maki	Niigata	Japan	City	29000 people	111 km
Shimo-yokoyama	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	115 km
Hatano	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	119 km
Tsubame	Niigata	Japan	Village	44000 people	119 km
Kawaharada	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	123 km
Shizugawa	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	173 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Shonai	SYO	22	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	33 km
Niigata	KIJ	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	83 km
		23				0	113 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Sakata	JPSKT	Japan	43 km
Niigata-Higashi		Japan	75 km
Niigata	JPKIJ	Japan	88 km
Aikawa	JPAIK	Japan	90 km
Kesennuma Ko		Japan	187 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Okuatsumiko	Atsumigawa	Atsumigawa	1986	19 km
Arasawako	Arasawa	Akagawa	1955	31 km
Yakuwa	Yakuwa	Bonjigawa	1957	38 km
Sarutachosuichi	Saruta	Sarutagawa	1955	46 km
Miomotechosuichi	Miomote	Miomotegawa	1953	47 km
			1999	47 km
Gassanko	Sagae	Sagaegawa	1990	54 km
Iwafune	Iwafune	Arakawa	1961	65 km
Oishiko	Oishi	Oishigawa	1980	69 km
Kamigo	Kamigo	Mogamigawa	1962	70 km
Kuromorigawadaiichicosuichi	Kuromorigawadaiichi	Kuromorigawa	1976	88 km

More information

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