M 5.2 in Japan from 19 Nov 2010 04:01 UTC to 04:02

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: 5.2M
Depth: 60 Km
Lat/Lon: 43.33 , 145.46
Event Date: 19 Nov 2010 04:02 UTC
19 Nov 2010 13:02 Local
Exposed Population:
360000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 19 Nov 2010 05:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 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
99118 0.5 19 Nov 2010 04:02 4.9M, 50km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 00:07 JMA
99119 0.5 19 Nov 2010 04:02 5.3M, 60km N/A 190 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 EMSC
99120 0.5 19 Nov 2010 04:02 5.2M, 60km N/A 190 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 EMSC
99121 0.5 19 Nov 2010 04:01 5M, 57km N/A 290 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 NEIC
99122 0.5 19 Nov 2010 04:02 5.2M, 60km N/A 190 thousand (in 100km) 00:29 EMSC
99123 0.5 19 Nov 2010 04:02 5.1M, 60km N/A 360 thousand (in 100km) 00:51 EMSC
99126 0.5 19 Nov 2010 04:02 5.2M, 60km N/A 360 thousand (in 100km) 01:19 EMSC
99137 0.5 19 Nov 2010 04:01 5.2M, 56km N/A 360 thousand (in 100km) 04:19 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 in Japan , Region of Hokkaido (population 5,808,054) . The nearest places are and Nishi-wada.

Radius Population
100 km 200000 people
75 km 100000 people
50 km 52000 people
20 km 31000 people
10 km 5300 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Nishi-wada Hokkaido Japan Village - 7 km

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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
Nakashibetsu SHB 65 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 65 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hanasaki Japan 7 km
Nemuro JPNEM Japan 12 km

More information

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