M 5.5 in Japan on 29 Oct 2018 01:27 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: 91.91 Km
Lat/Lon: 31.6008 , 140.3073
Event Date: 29 Oct 2018 01:27 UTC
29 Oct 2018 10:27 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000hiby
Inserted at: 29 Oct 2018 01:47 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000hiby Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1233875 0 29 Oct 2018 01:27 5.5M, 91.91km 3.26 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:19 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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1233875 31.601/140.307 5.5 91.91 3.24 29 Oct 2018 01:47 00:19 (new episode)
2 0 1233875 31.601/140.307 5.5 91.91 3.24 29 Oct 2018 03:30 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1233875 31.589/140.232 5.5 94 3.26 31 Oct 2018 02:20 2d 00:52 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces


Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Aogashima Shizuoka Japan Village - 109 km
Mitsune Shizuoka Japan City - 174 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
Hachijo Jima HAC 92 Civ. Paved Yes 5900 175 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Aoga Island Japan 106 km
Tori Island Japan 126 km
Yaene Japan 173 km

More information

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