Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 15 Jun 2014 20:14 UTC

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M 5.6 in Japan on 15 Jun 2014 20:14 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:	5.6M
Depth:	39.84 Km
Lat/Lon:	37.1118 , 141.0782
Event Date:	15 Jun 2014 20:14 UTC 16 Jun 2014 05:14 Local
Exposed Population:	2940000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	15 Jun 2014 20:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.6		0.6
	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1053105		0.6	15 Jun 2014 20:14	5.6M, 39.84km	N/A	2.9 million (in 100km)		00:16	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 265,806) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	270000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1053105	37.112/141.078	5.6	39.84	0	17 Oct 2016 09:58	854d 13:44	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tohoku	Japan	270000 people
Tohoku	Japan	3.2 million people
Kanto	Japan	4.2 million people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Taira	Fukushima	Japan	City	-	15 km
Mishima	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	19 km
Ena	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	19 km
Onahama	Fukushima	Japan	City	-	25 km
Yotsukura	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	9 km
Tomioka	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	26 km
Otsu	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	33 km
Sakashiuchi	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	35 km
Ueda	Fukushima	Japan	City	-	36 km
Kami-misaka	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	41 km
Namie	Fukushima	Japan	Village	22000 people	43 km
Furumichi	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	43 km
Kammata	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Isohara	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Takanuki	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Kami-ogoe	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Odaka	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Ohata	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Tamokami	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Tokiwa	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Kitakubo	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Ishikawa	Fukushima	Japan	Village	18000 people	56 km
Haramachi	Fukushima	Japan	Village	47000 people	56 km
Funahiki	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Kawaziri	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	61 km
Hanawa	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Tanagura	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Miharu	Fukushima	Japan	Village	20000 people	64 km
Higashidate	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Konaga	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Kashima	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	65 km
Koriyama	Fukushima	Japan	City	320000 people	67 km
Hitachi	Ibaraki	Japan	City	180000 people	69 km
Harimichi	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Kanayama	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Kohama	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Tsukuroda	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Machiya	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	72 km
Kawamata	Fukushima	Japan	Village	16000 people	74 km
Daigo	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	22000 people	75 km
Kami-nambo	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	76 km
Korofuji	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	76 km
Higashi-tamano	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	77 km
Shirakawa	Fukushima	Japan	Village	48000 people	77 km
Nakumura	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	78 km
Nihommatsu	Fukushima	Japan	Village	36000 people	78 km
Ashino	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	78 km
Kuji	Ibaraki	Japan	City	35000 people	80 km
Ota	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	81 km
Matsukawa	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	81 km
Susagi	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	84 km
Takabe	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	84 km
Kurodahara	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	85 km
Omiya	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	27000 people	87 km
Uritsura	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	88 km
Fukusaima	Fukushima	Japan	City	-	88 km
Nabekake	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	89 km
Sakamoto	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	90 km
Funatsu	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	90 km
Sugaya	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	91 km
Nakaminato	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	31000 people	91 km
Hobara	Fukushima	Japan	Village	24000 people	91 km
Noguchi	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	92 km
Ishitsuka	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	92 km
Kuroiso	Tochigi	Japan	Village	60000 people	92 km
Yanagawa	Fukushima	Japan	Village	20000 people	92 km
Odaira	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	92 km
Marumori	Miyagi	Japan	Village	17000 people	93 km
Kurobane	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	93 km
Kawageta	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	95 km
Iida	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	96 km
Hanagama	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	96 km
Karasuyama	Tochigi	Japan	City	18000 people	97 km
Koori	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	97 km
Yamashita	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	97 km
Kaita	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	98 km
Otawara	Tochigi	Japan	Village	53000 people	100 km
Sakuyama	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	101 km
Kitsuregawa	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	102 km
Kakuda	Miyagi	Japan	Village	33000 people	103 km
Sugisaki	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	104 km
Watari	Miyagi	Japan	Village	36000 people	104 km
Arahama	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	104 km
Sekiya	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	106 km
Mito	Ibaraki	Japan	Major city	240000 people	106 km
Nagasu	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	107 km
Ogawara	Miyagi	Japan	Village	23000 people	107 km
Yaita	Tochigi	Japan	Village	36000 people	108 km
Shiroishi	Miyagi	Japan	Village	39000 people	109 km
Tomobe	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	37000 people	109 km
Kasama	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	29000 people	110 km
Ujiie	Tochigi	Japan	Village	30000 people	110 km
Ubagai	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	110 km
Wakamatsu	Fukushima	Japan	City	-	110 km
Okunoya	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	111 km
Tairamachi	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	111 km
Hokota	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	28000 people	112 km
Nanai	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	113 km
Nagano	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	114 km
Murata	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	115 km
Iwama	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	115 km
Iinosaka	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	115 km
Omiya	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	115 km
Aizu-Takada	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	116 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
Fukushima	FKS	372	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	59 km
Otawara		201				0	97 km
Sendai	SDJ	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	115 km
Hyakuri		32	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8800	119 km
Kasuminome		5				0	126 km
Utsunomiya	QUT	102	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5500	127 km
Suzumenomiya		82				0	130 km
		26				0	143 km
Ryugasaki		2				0	153 km
Ryugasaki South		2				0	157 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Onahama	JPONA	Japan	24 km
Hitachi	JPHTC	Japan	79 km
Soma	JPSMA	Japan	81 km
Kashima	JPKSM	Japan	139 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Sakashita	Sakashita	Okawaragawa	1973	32 km
Takashibako	Takashiba	Samekawa	1961	35 km
Shitokiko	Shitoki	Shitokigawa	1983	39 km
Mizunuma	Mizunuma	Hanazonokawa	1966	46 km
Ogaki	Ogaki	Ukedogawa	1985	49 km
Bobatako	Sengozawa	Kitasugawa	1974	53 km
Yokokawa	Yokokawa	Otagawa	1983	56 km
Takanokura	Takanokura	Mizunashigawa	1975	60 km
Fukadachoseichi	Fukadachoseichi	Tadanogawa	1982	79 km
Tamanotameike	Tamano	Udagawa	1945	79 km
Fujinumachosuichi	Fujimuna	Ebanagawa	1948	81 km
Hatoriko	Hatori	Tsurunumagawa	1955	91 km
Jajanboike	Kozogawa	Kozogawa	1985	98 km
Yoshigadaira	Yoshigadaira	Harakawa	1970	102 km
Terayama	Terayama	Miyakawa	1984	112 km
Tarumizuko	Tarumizu	Masudagawa	1976	120 km
Kasumigaura	Kasumigaura-Kaihatsu	Tonegawa	1995	137 km
Yanakako	Wataraseyusuichi	Watarasegawa	1989	161 km
Miyukiko	Gongendochosetsuchi	Nakagawa	1991	164 km

Nuclear plants

Name	Country	Reactors	Distance
FUKUSHIMA-DAINI	JAPAN	4	23 km
FUKUSHIMA-DAIICHI	JAPAN	6	34 km
TOKAI	JAPAN	3	83 km

More information

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