Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Japan on 21 Nov 2016 20:59 UTC

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M 6.9 in Japan on 21 Nov 2016 20:59 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:	6.9M
Depth:	11.35 Km
Lat/Lon:	37.3917 , 141.4025
Event Date:	21 Nov 2016 20:59 UTC 22 Nov 2016 05:59 Local
Exposed Population:	700000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007b88
Inserted at:	21 Nov 2016 21:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake	Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	1	0.2		1
us10007b88	Scaled population (vector)	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	Max wave realtime	0.23m
	C2 earthquake
	Country Vulnerability
	INFORM_normalised

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1147717	0.5	21 Nov 2016 20:59	6.8M, 10km	N/A	520 thousand (in 100km)	0.3m (at 02:07)	00:09	GEOFON
1147721	1	21 Nov 2016 20:59	7.3M, 10km	N/A	390 thousand (in 100km)	0.6m (at 00:26)	00:12	NTWC
1147730	1	21 Nov 2016 20:59	6.9M, 11.35km	N/A	700 thousand (in 100km)	0.2m (at 01:55)	00:24	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 194,299) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	no people
	200000 people
	6.3 million people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1147730	37.392/141.402	6.9	11.35	21 Nov 2016 21:28	00:28	(new episode)
2	1147730	37.392/141.402	6.9	11.35	21 Nov 2016 23:04	02:04	(upd of #1)
3	1147730	37.392/141.402	6.9	11.35	22 Nov 2016 18:04	21:04	(upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tohoku	Japan	190000 people
Tohoku	Japan	2.8 million people
Kanto	Japan	3.5 million people
Tohoku	Japan	<1000 people
Kanto	Japan	43000 people
Chubu	Japan	840000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tomioka	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	35 km
Namie	Fukushima	Japan	Village	22000 people	38 km
Yotsukura	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	45 km
Mishima	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Taira	Fukushima	Japan	City	-	57 km
Odaka	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	41 km
Haramachi	Fukushima	Japan	Village	47000 people	48 km
Kashima	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Sakashiuchi	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Furumichi	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Ena	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	61 km
Nakumura	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Tokiwa	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Onahama	Fukushima	Japan	City	-	67 km
Kami-ogoe	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Sakamoto	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	72 km
Kami-misaka	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	73 km
Funahiki	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	73 km
Otsu	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	74 km
Hanagama	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	77 km
Ueda	Fukushima	Japan	City	-	78 km
Yamashita	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	80 km
Marumori	Miyagi	Japan	Village	17000 people	81 km
Miharu	Fukushima	Japan	Village	20000 people	82 km
Takanuki	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	83 km
Arahama	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	84 km
Watari	Miyagi	Japan	Village	36000 people	86 km
Kakuda	Miyagi	Japan	Village	33000 people	87 km
Koriyama	Fukushima	Japan	City	320000 people	88 km
Ishikawa	Fukushima	Japan	Village	18000 people	88 km
Isohara	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	89 km
Ogawara	Miyagi	Japan	Village	23000 people	93 km
Iinosaka	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	95 km
Kitakubo	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	95 km
Shiroishi	Miyagi	Japan	Village	39000 people	97 km
Murata	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	100 km
Nagano	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	101 km
Hosokura	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	101 km
Kawaziri	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	103 km
Kanayama	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	105 km
Shirakawa	Fukushima	Japan	Village	48000 people	110 km
Hitachi	Ibaraki	Japan	City	180000 people	111 km
Funatsu	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	113 km
Kawageta	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	113 km
Takagi	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	115 km
Ishinomaki	Miyagi	Japan	City	120000 people	115 km
Shinden	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	119 km
Kurodahara	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	120 km
Kamata	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	121 km
Kuji	Ibaraki	Japan	City	35000 people	122 km
Hirawata	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	122 km
Ota	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	123 km
Narage	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	125 km
Wabuchi	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	125 km
Oyanagi	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	125 km
Matsuyama	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	128 km
Yonezawa	Yamagata	Japan	City	93000 people	128 km
Wakuya	Miyagi	Japan	City	18000 people	129 km
Omiya	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	27000 people	129 km
Takahata	Yamagata	Japan	Village	26000 people	130 km
Kaminoyama	Yamagata	Japan	Village	36000 people	130 km
Uritsura	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	130 km
Wakamatsu	Fukushima	Japan	City	-	131 km
Sugaya	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	133 km
Kurobane	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	134 km
Ishitsuka	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	135 km
Shiokawa	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	135 km
Furukawa	Miyagi	Japan	City	76000 people	136 km
Tajiri	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	138 km
Iida	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	138 km
Aizu-Takada	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	138 km
Naka-niida	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	138 km
Araya	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	140 km
Sakuyama	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	140 km
Bange	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	141 km
Kitsuregawa	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	142 km
Takakiyomizu	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	144 km
Semine	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	145 km
Sugisaki	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	146 km
Nagasu	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	148 km
Mito	Ibaraki	Japan	Major city	240000 people	148 km
Tomobe	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	37000 people	151 km
Kasama	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	29000 people	152 km
Okunoya	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	153 km
Utsunmiya	Tochigi	Japan	City	-	163 km
Fuda	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	164 km
Yamada	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	167 km
Narage	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	167 km
Negoya	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	170 km
Kaminokawa	Tochigi	Japan	Village	31000 people	170 km
Yatagai	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	171 km
Kashima	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	65000 people	173 km
Shimodate	Ibaraki	Japan	City	63000 people	175 km
Itako	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	25000 people	176 km
Idako	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	179 km
Okunoya	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	179 km
Koda	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	184 km
Omigawa	Chiba	Japan	City	25000 people	185 km
Yoshinuma	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	185 km
Oyama	Tochigi	Japan	City	150000 people	186 km
Kansaki	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	188 km
Morokawa	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	193 km
Namegawa	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	195 km
Asahi Yokaichiba	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	197 km
Suibara	Niigata	Japan	Village	20000 people	198 km
Kakioka	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	167 km
Tsukuba	Ibaraki	Japan	City	180000 people	175 km
Gotemba	Shizuoka	Japan	Village	83000 people	321 km
Iino	Yamanashi	Japan	Village	-	326 km
Kajikazawa	Yamanashi	Japan	Village	-	330 km
Aoyagi	Yamanashi	Japan	City	-	332 km
Mishima	Shizuoka	Japan	City	110000 people	337 km
Hara	Shizuoka	Japan	Village	-	342 km
Numazu	Shizuoka	Japan	City	200000 people	342 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	88 km
Sendai	SDJ	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	93 km
Kasuminome		5				0	103 km
Matsushima		2	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	114 km
Otawara		201				0	135 km
Hyakuri		32	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8800	161 km
Utsunomiya	QUT	102	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5500	168 km
Suzumenomiya		82				0	171 km
		26				0	185 km
Ryugasaki South		2				0	198 km
Chiba-ken		19				0	209 km
		313				0	323 km
Fuji		686				0	324 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Soma	JPSMA	Japan	62 km
Onahama	JPONA	Japan	67 km
Hitachi	JPHTC	Japan	121 km
Aikawa	JPAIK	Japan	214 km
Sakata	JPSKT	Japan	218 km
Numazu	JPNUM	Japan	343 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Sakashita	Sakashita	Okawaragawa	1973	41 km
Ogaki	Ogaki	Ukedogawa	1985	48 km
Yokokawa	Yokokawa	Otagawa	1983	50 km
Takanokura	Takanokura	Mizunashigawa	1975	53 km
Takashibako	Takashiba	Samekawa	1961	76 km
Shitokiko	Shitoki	Shitokigawa	1983	81 km
Bobatako	Sengozawa	Kitasugawa	1974	84 km
Tarumizuko	Tarumizu	Masudagawa	1976	100 km
Fukadachoseichi	Fukadachoseichi	Tadanogawa	1982	102 km
Fujinumachosuichi	Fujimuna	Ebanagawa	1948	108 km
Houjonoumi	Mizukubo	Kariyasugawa	1971	121 km
Yoshigadaira	Yoshigadaira	Harakawa	1970	124 km
Yunoiriko	Higashiyama	Yugawa	1982	128 km
Jajanboike	Kozogawa	Kozogawa	1985	140 km
Kejonuma	Kejonuma	Tajirigawa	1995	143 km
Naganuma	Naganuma	Hazamagawa	2005	148 km
Kasumigaura	Kasumigaura-Kaihatsu	Tonegawa	1995	178 km
Yanakako	Wataraseyusuichi	Watarasegawa	1989	203 km
Miyukiko	Gongendochosetsuchi	Nakagawa	1991	206 km

More information

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