Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 08 Jul 2014 09:05 UTC

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M 5.5 in Japan on 08 Jul 2014 09:05 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:	42.681 , 141.4113
Event Date:	08 Jul 2014 09:05 UTC 08 Jul 2014 18:05 Local
Exposed Population:	3170000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	08 Jul 2014 10:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
	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
1054877		0.6	08 Jul 2014 09:05	5.6M, 37.23km	N/A	3.2 million (in 100km)		00:19	NEIC
1054879		0.5	08 Jul 2014 09:05	5.5M, 10km	N/A	3.2 million (in 100km)		01:33	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 Hokkaido (population 8) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	31000 people
	210000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1054879	42.681/141.411	5.5	10	0	17 Oct 2016 10:03	832d 00:57	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Hokkaido	Japan	<1000 people
Hokkaido	Japan	31000 people
Hokkaido	Japan	210000 people
Hokkaido	Japan	2.8 million people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kohan	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	10 km
Nishikioka	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	11 km
Shiraoi	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	21000 people	15 km
Oji	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	12 km
Tomakomai	Hokkaido	Japan	City	170000 people	16 km
Chitose	Hokkaido	Japan	City	92000 people	25 km
Hongo	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	27 km
Eniwa	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	68000 people	26 km
Kikaiba	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	26 km
Shimamatsu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	30 km
Futaba	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	31 km
Noboribetsu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	52000 people	34 km
Hayakita	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	35 km
Kenufuchi	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	36 km
Kami-yamahana	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	36 km
Hama-atsuma	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	36 km
Jozankei	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	37 km
Tsukisamu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Azuma	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Oiwake	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	39 km
Horobetsu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	39 km
Atsubetsu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	40 km
Kombetsu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	41 km
Sapporo	Hokkaido	Japan	Major city	1.9 million people	42 km
Mukawa	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Rusutsu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Sobetsu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	45 km
Hachigo-shigaichi	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Yuni	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Horonai	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Doya	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Higashi-kutchan	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	48 km
Ebetsu	Hokkaido	Japan	City	130000 people	49 km
Kotoni	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Makkari	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Date	Hokkaido	Japan	City	35000 people	51 km
Kuriyama	Hokkaido	Japan	City	-	51 km
Muroran	Hokkaido	Japan	City	94000 people	51 km
Higata	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Takinoue	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Shinotsu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Kawamukai	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Bannaguro	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Zenibako	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Kurisawa	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Abuta	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Sarufuto	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Biratori	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Tokiwa	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Toyoura	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Mayachi	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Mombetsu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Rubeshibe	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Tobetsu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Kutchan	Hokkaido	Japan	City	-	59 km
Hobetsu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Kiyomizudani	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Kaributo	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	61 km
Ishikari	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	57000 people	62 km
Kami-tappu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Yubari	Hokkaido	Japan	City	13000 people	63 km
Hobiboe	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Iwamizawa	Hokkaido	Japan	City	84000 people	64 km
Naka-hobetsu	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	65 km
Akaigawa	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Otaru	Hokkaido	Japan	City	140000 people	66 km
Manji	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Kawakami	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Rebun	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Kosawa	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Horonai	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	72 km
Horonaibuto	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	72 km
Rankoshi	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	74 km
Atsugacho	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	74 km
Shin-horonai-tanzan	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	75 km
Kurokawacho	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	75 km
Tsukigata	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	76 km
Kaigara	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	78 km
Yoichi	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	23000 people	78 km
Bibai	Hokkaido	Japan	City	29000 people	79 km
Shizukari	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	79 km
Atsuta	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	79 km
Iwanai	Hokkaido	Japan	City	15000 people	81 km
Sahara	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	86 km
Oshamambe	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	87 km
Shikabe	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	88 km
Ikusagawa	Hokkaido	Japan	Village	-	98 km

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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
Sappora / Chitose		27	Mil.	Paved	Yes	9800	24 km
Sapporo-New Chitose	CTS	21	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	25 km
Sapporo	OKD	8	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4500	49 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Tomakomai	JPTMK	Japan	18 km
Muroran	JPMUR	Japan	53 km
Otaru	JPOTR	Japan	66 km
Yoichi		Japan	81 km
Iwanai	JPIWN	Japan	81 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Eniwako	Izarigawa	Izarigawa	1980	18 km
Jozanko	Hoheikyo	Toyohiragawa	1972	34 km
Fujinnoumi	Horobetsu	Horobetsugawa	1967	39 km
Sapporoko	Jozankei	Otarunaigawa	1989	40 km
Kawabata	Kawabata	Yubarigawa	1962	49 km
Azuma	Azuma	Azumagawa	1969	53 km
Nibutaniko	Nibutani	Sarugawa	n/a	61 km
Shimizusawa	Shimizusawa	Yubarigawa	1954	61 km
Hobetsu	Hobetsu	Hobetsugawa	1984	67 km
Shuparoko	Oyubari	Yubarigawa	1959	68 km
Horomui	Horomui	Mappugawa	1990	69 km

More information

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