M 5.5 in Japan on 01 Jan 2024 09:03 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1408650
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.5575 , 137.3836
Event Date: 01 Jan 2024 09:03 UTC
01 Jan 2024 18:03 Local
Exposed Population: 10 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 01 Jan 2024 09:23 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000m0y9 Scaled population (raster) 1  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.57  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Dozens still missing as survivors pulled from rubble after deadly quak.. 1/5/2024 9:07:00 AM.

Despite rescue efforts, the death toll has risen to at least 94 people, and the number of missing was lowered to 222 after it shot up the previous day. An older man was found alive on Wednesday in a collapsed home in Suzu, one of the hardes
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Survivors are found in homes smashed by Japan quake that killed 94 peo.. 1/5/2024 9:07:00 AM.

WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — A woman was pulled carefully from the rubble 72 hours after a series of powerful quakes started rattling Japan’s western coast. Despite rescue efforts , the death toll Friday grew to at least 94 people, and the number o
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Rescuers race against time to find survivors of Japan earthquake 1/5/2024 9:05:00 AM.

Thousands of rescuers pressed on in a search for survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed at least 84 people in Japan, hoping to save as many as possible despite a three day survival window that ended on Thursday afternoon. “We
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Dozens still missing as survivors pulled from rubble after deadly quak.. 1/5/2024 9:05:00 AM.

An older man was found alive on Wednesday in a collapsed home in Suzu, one of the hardest-hit cities in Ishikawa Prefecture. His daughter called out: “Dad, dad,” as firefighters got him out on a stretcher, praising him for holding on for so
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),