Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Japan on 14 Apr 2016 12:26 UTC

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M 6.2 in Japan on 14 Apr 2016 12:26 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.2M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	32.8494 , 130.6345
Event Date:	14 Apr 2016 12:26 UTC 14 Apr 2016 21:26 Local
Exposed Population:	690000 people in MMI 8290000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20005hzn
Inserted at:	14 Apr 2016 13:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	1		1
us20005hzn	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
1125182		0.9	14 Apr 2016 12:26	6M, 23.25km	N/A	8.2 million (in 100km)		00:18	NEIC
1125189		1	14 Apr 2016 12:26	6.2M, 10km	6.24	1.4 million (in MMI>=VII)		00:57	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 Kyushu (population 454,341) . The alertlevel for this event is Orange

Intensity	Population
	450000 people
	600000 people
	230000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1125182	32.848/130.619	6	23.25	0	17 Oct 2016 11:11	185d 22:44	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kyushu	Japan	450000 people
Kyushu	Japan	570000 people
Kyushu	Japan	230000 people
Kyushu	Japan	5.6 million people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Takahashi	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	9 km
Kumamoto	Kumamoto	Japan	Major city	680000 people	11 km
Uto	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	39000 people	19 km
Matsubase	Kumamoto	Japan	City	26000 people	23 km
Nishiyama	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	28 km
Iwashita	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	28 km
Miyahara	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	34 km
Kiyama	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	22 km
Matsuai	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	24 km
Ogawa	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	32 km
Tomochi	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	35 km
Yatsushiro	Kumamoto	Japan	City	100000 people	38 km
Tamana	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	45000 people	4 km
Ueki	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	31000 people	8 km
Ozu	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	26000 people	17 km
Funatsu	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	27 km
Higashiko	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	31 km
Hama	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	39 km
Nihonsugi	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	40 km
Hinagu	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Eta	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	14 km
Arao	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	55000 people	19 km
Yamaga	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	32000 people	24 km
Nankan	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	24 km
Shimabara	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	38000 people	24 km
Omuta	Fukuoka	Japan	City	150000 people	25 km
Funatsu	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	29 km
Kareki	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	29 km
Misumi	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	31 km
Iwaya	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	31 km
Kojiro	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	33 km
Noboritate	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	34 km
Setaka	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	24000 people	35 km
Arie	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	35 km
Kohama	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	36 km
Yanagi	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Kanematsu	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	-	39 km
Taio	Oita	Japan	Village	-	40 km
Kurogi	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	-	40 km
Chijiwa	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	40 km
Obama	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	40 km
Uchimaki	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	41 km
Urada	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Haintsuka	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Oura	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Isahaya	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	96000 people	45 km
Bochu	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	45 km
Tara	Saga	Japan	Village	-	45 km
Hakuto	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	45 km
Kami-jima	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	46 km
Jugomori	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	-	46 km
Okawa	Saga	Japan	Village	44000 people	46 km
Miyaji	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	48 km
Ideno	Oita	Japan	Village	-	48 km
Takamori	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	48 km
Jojima	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	-	48 km
Sakanashi	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Kuchinotsu	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Chikugo	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	48000 people	49 km
Futamado	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Yuki	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Kurume	Fukuoka	Japan	City	240000 people	51 km
Miyanoharu	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Kusano	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Saga	Saga	Japan	Major city	170000 people	53 km
Mamihara	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Hama	Saga	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Suminoe	Saga	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Toji	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Hondo	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	40000 people	54 km
Takagushi	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Miyanoura	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Tanushimaru	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	21000 people	55 km
Yoshii	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Hikichi	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Kanzaki	Saga	Japan	Village	20000 people	56 km
Kashima	Saga	Japan	Village	32000 people	57 km
Goryo	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Futae	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Tosu	Saga	Japan	City	63000 people	58 km
Kawachi	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	58 km
Kugumiya	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Hita	Oita	Japan	City	61000 people	59 km
Kusakabe	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Tachiarai	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Shioda	Saga	Japan	Village	-	61 km
Sashichi	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Omura	Nagasaki	Japan	City	75000 people	62 km
Jonokoba	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Ichinogo	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Oguni	Oita	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Amagi	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	42000 people	63 km
Tomioka	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Tabaru	Oita	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Furuyashiki	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Kuramoto	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	65 km
Kami-shiiba	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Kuju	Oita	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Mitai	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Shimo-jima	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Kokone	Oita	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Mogi	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Sonogi	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Tsunagi	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Nakamura	Oita	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Mori	Oita	Japan	Village	-	71 km
Nagasaki	Nagasaki	Japan	Major city	410000 people	71 km
Kita-gone	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	71 km
Mieda	Nagasaki	Japan	Village	-	72 km
Taragi	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	72 km
Someda	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	72 km
Hitoyoshi	Kumamoto	Japan	City	38000 people	72 km
Taketa	Oita	Japan	Village	16000 people	73 km
Minamata	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	29000 people	74 km
Menda	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	74 km
Hinokage	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	75 km
Okawachi	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	75 km
Koharu	Oita	Japan	Village	-	75 km
Yunomae	Kumamoto	Japan	Village	-	76 km
Okuma	Fukuoka	Japan	Village	-	78 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
Kumamoto	KMJ	196	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	22 km
Saga	HSG	2	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	45 km
Metabaru		16				0	56 km
Amakusa		103				0	59 km
Nagasaki	NGS	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	66 km
Nyutabaru		79	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8800	115 km
Kagoshima	KOJ	276	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	116 km
Miyazaki	KMI	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	133 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Yatsushiro		Japan	39 km
Shimabara	JPSMB	Japan	23 km
Miike	JPMII	Japan	25 km
Omuta	JPOMU	Japan	25 km
Misumi	JPMIS	Japan	31 km
Okawa		Japan	46 km
Kuchinotsu	JPKUC	Japan	50 km
Kojiro		Japan	52 km
Suminoe	JPSUM	Japan	55 km
Mogi		Japan	68 km
Nagasaki	JPNGS	Japan	72 km
Minamata	JPMIN	Japan	74 km
Naga Island		Japan	90 km
Ushibuka		Japan	91 km
Beppu	JPBPU	Japan	102 km
Oita	JPOIT	Japan	102 km
Matsuura		Japan	103 km
Nobeoka	JPNOB	Japan	105 km
Totoro		Japan	107 km
Hosojima	JPHSM	Japan	108 km
Tsurusaki	JPTSK	Japan	111 km
Saiki Ko		Japan	123 km
Miyazaki	JPKMI	Japan	131 km
Kushikino		Japan	132 km
Kagoshima	JPKOJ	Japan	141 km
Amamioshima	JPASJ	Japan	143 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Fukasako	Fukasako	Fukasakogawa	1974	21 km
Higomidorikawako	Midorikawa	Midorikawa	1970	37 km
Oshidorinoike	Bessho	Chijiwagawa	1968	36 km
Hyugami	Hyugami	Yabegawa	1959	39 km
Uchitani	Uchitani	Itsukiogawa	1975	48 km
Hachinosuko	Shimouke	Tsuegawa	1972	49 km
Kyoragi	Kyoragi	Iwaiguchigawa	1975	49 km
Ogakura	Ogakura	Ogakuragawa	1974	53 km
Gosho	Gosho	Chikugogawa	1990	55 km
Kayaze	Kayaze	Korigawa	2000	58 km
Nodaketameike	Nodaketameike		1661	61 km
Nagaiketameike	Nagaike	Zodogawa	1996	63 km
Amagatanichosuichi	Jizobaru	Jizobarugawa	1922	64 km
Nyuugashiibako	Kamishiiba	Mimigawa	1955	65 km
Ichifusa	Ichifusa	Kumagawa	1959	69 km
Urakamisuigenchi	Urakami	Oidegawa	2001	70 km
Tsukabaru	Tsukabaru	Mimigawa	1938	74 km
Yamashitaike	Yamashitaike	Kuramotogawa	1918	75 km
Hiju	Hiju	Hijugawa	1968	81 km
Kuboshiro	Kuboshiro	Kubokawa	1971	84 km
Saigo	Saigo	Mimigawa	1983	85 km
Dokawa	Dokawa	Dokawa	1955	87 km
Kogawa	Kogawa	Kogawa	1973	89 km
Ouchibaru	Ouchibaru	Mimigawa	1956	93 km
Hitotsuse	Hitotsuse	Hitotsusegawa	1963	96 km
Otsuruko	Tsuruda	Sendaigawa	1965	96 km
Onoko	Ayaminami	Honjogawa	1958	99 km
Tachibana	Tachibana	Jarogawa	1963	100 km
Nojiriko	Iwase	Iwasegawa	1967	112 km
Oyodogawadaiichi	Oyodogawadaiichi	Oyodogawa	1961	114 km
Takeyama	Takeyama	Usonokigawa	1986	115 km
Oyodogawadaini	Oyodogawadaini	Oyodogawa	1932	115 km

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