M 6.2 in Japan on 08 Jun 2015 06:01 UTC
EQ parameters
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: 6.2M
Depth: 44.27 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.4594 , 141.954
Event Date: 08 Jun 2015 06:01 UTC
08 Jun 2015 15:01 Local
Exposed Population: 196579 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 08 Jun 2015 06:23 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
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
1083647 0.4 08 Jun 2015 06:01 6.2M, 44.27km N/A 200 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 NEIC
1083676 0.4 08 Jun 2015 06:01 6.1M, 47km 5.22 180 thousand (in 100km) 06:00 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 , Region of Tohoku (population 9,984,608) . The nearest places are Shiriya, Shikkari, Sarugamori, Kodanosawa, Mena, Tomari, Sekine, Mutsu, Chikagawa, Tanabu, and Dedo.

Radius Population
100 km 170000 people
75 km 71000 people
50 km 1100 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tohoku Japan 10 million people
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shiriya Aomori Japan Village - 43 km
Shikkari Aomori Japan Village - 46 km
Sarugamori Aomori Japan Village - 51 km
Kodanosawa Aomori Japan Village - 54 km
Mena Aomori Japan Village - 60 km
Tomari Aomori Japan Village - 63 km
Sekine Aomori Japan Village - 63 km
Mutsu Aomori Japan Village 49000 people 63 km
Chikagawa Aomori Japan Village - 64 km
Tanabu Aomori Japan Village - 64 km
Ohata Aomori Japan Village - 66 km
Ominato Aomori Japan Village - 67 km
Dedo Aomori Japan Village - 69 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
Misawa Naf MSJ 36 Mil. Paved Yes 10000 97 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ominato JPOMT Japan 68 km
Ohata Japan 75 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yabetsu Yabetsu Shiodomari 1975 97 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
HIGASHI DORI JAPAN 1 57 km

More information

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