M 5.9 in Japan on 07 Jul 2018 11:23 UTC

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EQ parameters
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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: 5.9M
Depth: 39.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.0916 , 140.6543
Event Date: 07 Jul 2018 11:23 UTC
07 Jul 2018 20:23 Local
Exposed Population: 7500000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000fz0q
Inserted at: 07 Jul 2018 11:40 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000fz0q Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.57  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1218301 0 07 Jul 2018 11:23 5.9M, 39.4km 4.21 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 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 Kanto (population 2,016,455) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
2.8 million people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1218301 35.092/140.654 5.9 39.4 4.4 07 Jul 2018 11:45 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1218301 35.092/140.654 5.9 39.4 4.21 07 Jul 2018 13:30 02:07 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Kanto Japan 2 million people
Kanto Japan 36.9 million people
Chubu Japan 960000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ohara Chiba Japan City 20000 people 29 km
Katsuura Chiba Japan Village 22000 people 32 km
Ichinomiya Chiba Japan Village - 41 km
Kamogawa Chiba Japan Village 29000 people 49 km
Mobara Chiba Japan City 96000 people 49 km
Chonan Chiba Japan Village - 50 km
Katakai Chiba Japan City - 52 km
Fujioayashi Chiba Japan Village - 52 km
Oami Chiba Japan Village - 57 km
Kururi Chiba Japan Village - 57 km
Togane Chiba Japan Village 55000 people 57 km
Ushiku Chiba Japan Village - 57 km
Hasunuma Chiba Japan Village - 58 km
Naruto Chiba Japan City 22000 people 61 km
Yokoshiba Chiba Japan Village - 65 km
Asahi Yokaichiba Chiba Japan Village - 70 km
Goi Chiba Japan Village - 71 km
Kisarazu Chiba Japan City 120000 people 73 km
Chiba Chiba Japan Major city 920000 people 74 km
Sakura Chiba Japan City 180000 people 79 km
Omigawa Chiba Japan City 25000 people 85 km
Chiba-nyutaun Chiba Japan Village - 86 km
Yokosuka Kanagawa Japan City 420000 people 91 km
Wada Chiba Japan Village - 58 km
Chikura Chiba Japan City - 64 km
Inuwaka Chiba Japan Village - 70 km
Choshi Chiba Japan City 84000 people 73 km
Tako Chiba Japan City - 73 km
Katsuyama Chiba Japan Village - 74 km
Tateyama Chiba Japan City 49000 people 74 km
Narita Chiba Japan City 100000 people 76 km
Nemoto Chiba Japan Village - 77 km
Kimitsu Chiba Japan Village 92000 people 77 km
Yatabe Ibaraki Japan Village - 80 km
Sunosaki Chiba Japan Village - 82 km
Ino Chiba Japan Village - 83 km
Okunoya Ibaraki Japan Village - 88 km
Namegawa Chiba Japan Village - 90 km
Funabashi Chiba Japan City 560000 people 91 km
Ryugasaki Chiba Japan Village 85000 people 91 km
Kansaki Chiba Japan Village - 93 km
Kamagaya Chiba Japan City 110000 people 94 km
Idako Ibaraki Japan Village - 94 km
Misaki Kanagawa Japan Village - 95 km
Ichikawa Chiba Japan City 460000 people 96 km
Kashima Ibaraki Japan Village 65000 people 97 km
Koda Ibaraki Japan Village - 98 km
Tokyo Tokyo Japan Capital 8.1 million people 99 km
Hayama Kanagawa Japan Village 31000 people 99 km
Kawasaki Kanagawa Japan Major city 1.3 million people 99 km
Ryugaski Ibaraki Japan Village - 100 km
Itako Ibaraki Japan Village 25000 people 100 km
Edosaki Ibaraki Japan Village 21000 people 100 km
Matsudo Chiba Japan City 460000 people 101 km
Yokohama Kanagawa Japan Major city 3.6 million people 103 km
Aso Ibaraki Japan Village - 103 km
Kamakura Kanagawa Japan City 160000 people 103 km
Abiko Chiba Japan City 130000 people 104 km
Negoya Ibaraki Japan Village - 104 km
Narage Ibaraki Japan Village - 105 km
Hamatsuga Ibaraki Japan Village - 107 km
Kihara Ibaraki Japan Village - 108 km
Ushiku Ibaraki Japan Village 79000 people 108 km
Yamada Ibaraki Japan Village - 109 km
Inoue Ibaraki Japan Village - 109 km
Fuda Ibaraki Japan Village - 110 km
Fujisawa Kanagawa Japan City 390000 people 111 km
Yabuhana Kanagawa Japan Village - 113 km
Obari Ibaraki Japan Village - 113 km
Owada Ibaraki Japan Village - 114 km
Yoshikawa Saitama Japan Village 60000 people 115 km
Yatabe Ibaraki Japan Village - 116 km
Chofu Tokyo Japan City 200000 people 118 km
Noda Chiba Japan City 120000 people 118 km
Chigasaki Kanagawa Japan City 230000 people 119 km
Habuminato Shizuoka Japan Village - 119 km
Hiratsuka Kanagawa Japan City 260000 people 121 km
Hokota Ibaraki Japan Village 28000 people 122 km
Tamatsukuri Ibaraki Japan Village - 123 km
Atsugi Kanagawa Japan City 230000 people 123 km
Motomura Shizuoka Japan Village - 124 km
Isehara Kanagawa Japan City 100000 people 127 km
Kodaira Tokyo Japan City 190000 people 128 km
Hojubana Saitama Japan Village - 129 km
Ninomiya Kanagawa Japan Village 31000 people 129 km
Katakura Ibaraki Japan Village - 130 km
Yoshinuma Ibaraki Japan Village - 130 km
Nagasu Ibaraki Japan Village - 131 km
Omiya Saitama Japan City 440000 people 131 km
Tachikawa Tokyo Japan City 170000 people 131 km
Kutsukake Ibaraki Japan Village - 132 km
Kozu Kanagawa Japan Village - 133 km
Okunoya Ibaraki Japan Village - 135 km
Hachioji Tokyo Japan City 540000 people 136 km
Shimotsuma Ibaraki Japan Village 37000 people 136 km
Sakai Ibaraki Japan Village 26000 people 136 km
Odawara Kanagawa Japan City 200000 people 137 km
Hirakata Saitama Japan Village - 137 km
Manazuru Kanagawa Japan Village - 139 km
Kawana Shizuoka Japan Village - 139 km
Kawagoe Saitama Japan City 330000 people 140 km
Kuki Saitama Japan Village 72000 people 140 km
Mito Ibaraki Japan Major city 240000 people 141 km
Tairamachi Ibaraki Japan Village - 142 km
Ito Shizuoka Japan City 72000 people 142 km
Kurogo Ibaraki Japan Village - 142 km
Ajiro Shizuoka Japan Village - 142 km
Kano Kanagawa Japan Village - 143 km
Tomobe Ibaraki Japan Village 37000 people 143 km
Nakaminato Ibaraki Japan Village 31000 people 143 km
Atami Shizuoka Japan City 40000 people 144 km
Konosu Saitama Japan Village 82000 people 144 km
Yugawara Shizuoka Japan Village 27000 people 144 km
Sekimoto Ibaraki Japan Village - 145 km
Kurihashi Saitama Japan Village 28000 people 145 km
Morokawa Ibaraki Japan Village - 145 km
Sugisaki Ibaraki Japan Village - 145 km
Wakago Shizuoka Japan Village - 146 km
Yamakita Kanagawa Japan Village - 146 km
Hanno Saitama Japan City 82000 people 147 km
Kasama Ibaraki Japan Village 29000 people 147 km
Kadoi Ibaraki Japan Village - 147 km
Shimodate Ibaraki Japan City 63000 people 148 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Kisarazu 3 Mil. Paved Yes 6000 76 km
Tateyama 3 0 76 km
Shimoshizu 30 0 77 km
Tokyo Narita International NRT 42 Civ. Paved Yes 13100 79 km
Ryugasaki South 2 0 94 km
Tokyo Haneda International HND 7 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 94 km
Shimofusa 30 Civ. Paved Yes 7300 98 km
Ryugasaki 2 0 99 km
Yokohama YOK unknown 0 102 km
26 0 113 km
Atsugi NJA 62 Mil. Paved Yes 7900 117 km
Chofu 41 Civ. Paved No 3200 121 km
Hyakuri 32 Mil. Paved Yes 8800 123 km
Oshima OIM 40 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 123 km
Katsner AAF 109 Civ. Paved No 1900 124 km
Chiba-ken 19 0 128 km
Tachikawa 95 0 133 km
Yokota AFB OKO 139 Mil. Paved Yes 11000 139 km
Iruma 91 Mil. Paved Yes 6500 140 km
Honda 12 0 142 km
29 0 150 km
Miyake Jima MYE 20 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 151 km
Fuji 686 0 165 km
Onishi 20 0 165 km
Suzumenomiya 82 0 169 km
Nashigahara 1001 0 170 km
Utsunomiya QUT 102 Civ. Paved Yes 5500 173 km
Shimo Kolzumi 30 0 173 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Katsuura Ko Japan 33 km
Goi JPGOI Japan 70 km
Kisarazu JPKZU Japan 74 km
Chiba JPCHB Japan 75 km
Yokosuka JPYOS Japan 93 km
Choshi JPCHO Japan 73 km
Tateyama JPTTY Japan 74 km
Anegasaki JPANE Japan 76 km
Kurihama JPKRH Japan 88 km
Katunan Ko Japan 89 km
Kashima JPKSM Japan 90 km
Kawasaki JPKWS Japan 95 km
Neghisi JPNGI Japan 99 km
Yokohama JPYOK Japan 101 km
Ogasawara JPOGA Japan 102 km
Tokyo JPTYO Japan 107 km
Oshima JPOSM Japan 124 km
Nii Japan 150 km
Hitachi JPHTC Japan 156 km
Miyake Japan 157 km
Numazu JPNUM Japan 163 km
Tagonour JPTGO Japan 178 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kameyamako Kameyama Obitsugawa 1980 54 km
Takatakiko Takataki Yorogawa 1990 55 km
Yamakura Yamakura Yamakuragawa 1964 65 km
Sakuma Sakuma Okuzuregawa 1990 69 km
Kori Kori Korigawa 1972 72 km
Kasumigaura Kasumigaura-Kaihatsu Tonegawa 1995 97 km
Tamako Murayamashimo Tamagawa 2008 133 km
Tamako Murayamakami Tamagawa 1924 135 km
Sayamako Yamaguchi Tamagawa 2002 136 km
Tsukuiko Shiroyama Sagamigawa 1964 136 km
Iizumishusuizeki Iizumishusuizeki Sakawagawa 1973 137 km
Miyagaseko Miyagase Nakatsugawa 2001 138 km
Miyukiko Gongendochosetsuchi Nakagawa 1991 142 km
Sagamiko Sagami Sagamigawa 1947 145 km
Matsukawako Okuno Itookawa 1989 146 km
Miyazawako Miyazawatameike Koazegawa 1941 148 km
Jajanboike Kozogawa Kozogawa 1985 149 km
Yanakako Wataraseyusuichi Watarasegawa 1989 152 km

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