M 5.1 Off-shore from 16 Mar 2008 04:16 UTC to 04:17

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: 5.1M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 27.42 , 142.59
Event Date: 16 Mar 2008 04:17 UTC
16 Mar 2008 14:17 Local
Exposed Population:
about 800 people within 100km
Source: GEOFON
Inserted at: 16 Mar 2008 05:34 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
GEOFON 0.5 0.5
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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
36328 0.5 16 Mar 2008 04:17 4.9M, 159km N/A Few people (in 100km) 01:12 GEOFON
36329 0.5 16 Mar 2008 04:17 5.2M, 70km N/A Few people (in 100km) 01:17 JMA
36330 0.5 16 Mar 2008 04:17 5.1M, 112km N/A Few people (in 100km) 01:17 GEOFON
36331 0.5 16 Mar 2008 04:16 5.1M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 01:22 NEIC
36339 0.5 16 Mar 2008 04:16 5.1M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 05:03 EMSC
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 off shore.

Radius Population
100 km 1700 people
75 km 1700 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Omura Shizuoka Japan Village - 57 km
Sakaiura Shizuoka Japan Village - 58 km
Ogigaura Shizuoka Japan Village - 60 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Muko Japan 30 km
Omura Japan 59 km

More information

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