M 6.2 in Japan on 21 Oct 2016 05:07 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: 6.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.3579 , 133.8013
Event Date: 21 Oct 2016 05:07 UTC
21 Oct 2016 14:07 Local
Exposed Population: 3040000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20007fta
Inserted at: 21 Oct 2016 05:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.9 0.9
us20007fta 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
1143515 1.1 21 Oct 2016 05:07 6.6M, 11km N/A 2.9 million (in 100km) 0m (at 00:21) 00:13 NTWC    
1143516 1.1 21 Oct 2016 05:07 6.6M, 11km N/A 2.9 million (in 100km) 0m (at 00:21) 00:14 PTWC
1143519 1.1 21 Oct 2016 05:07 6.6M, 6.35km N/A 3.1 million (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:19 NEIC
1143522 0.9 21 Oct 2016 05:07 6.2M, 10km 7.18 3 million (in 100km) 00:34 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 Chugoku (population 7,963,924) . The nearest places are Hirose, Kubara, Sekigane, Sekiganeshuku, Shimo Mishidani, Kami Furukawa, Anagamo, Yamaguchi, Fukuyama, Todomi, and Okayama.

Radius Population
100 km 4 million people
75 km 1.4 million people
50 km 750000 people
20 km 110000 people
10 km 39000 people
5 km 4000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Chugoku Japan 8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hirose Tottori Japan Village - 2 km
Kubara Tottori Japan Village - 4 km
Sekigane Tottori Japan Village - 4 km
Sekiganeshuku Tottori Japan Village - 4 km
Shimo Mishidani Tottori Japan Village - 5 km
Kami Furukawa Tottori Japan Village - 5 km
Anagamo Tottori Japan Village - 5 km
Yamaguchi Tottori Japan Village - 6 km
Fukuyama Tottori Japan Village - 6 km
Todomi Tottori Japan Village - 6 km
Shimobata Tottori Japan Village - 6 km
Tashiro Tottori Japan Village - 7 km
Motoizumi Tottori Japan Village - 7 km
Ogochi Tottori Japan Village - 7 km
Bessho Okayama Japan Village - 7 km
Misasa Tottori Japan Village - 7 km
Kadani Tottori Japan Village - 7 km
Maruyama Tottori Japan Village - 7 km
Yokota Tottori Japan Village - 7 km
Kijiyama Tottori Japan Village - 8 km
Imanishi Tottori Japan Village - 8 km
Nakano Tottori Japan Village - 8 km
Kurayoshi Tottori Japan City 48000 people 8 km
Taikyuji Tottori Japan Village - 8 km
Yoshida Okayama Japan Village - 8 km
Kou Tottori Japan Village - 9 km
Fukuyoshi Tottori Japan Village - 9 km
O-Kachi Tottori Japan Village - 9 km
Kami Fukuda Tottori Japan Village - 9 km
Higashi Okayama Japan Village - 9 km
Fokudome Tottori Japan Village - 9 km
Oka Tottori Japan Village - 10 km
Nashibara Okayama Japan Village - 10 km
Makago Okayama Japan Village - 10 km
Nobe Okayama Japan Village - 10 km
Yamada Tottori Japan Village - 10 km
Otani Tottori Japan Village - 10 km
Wada Tottori Japan Village - 10 km
Kakidani Tottori Japan Village - 10 km
Hattori Tottori Japan Village - 11 km
Okanakaso Okayama Japan Village - 11 km
Nakashima Okayama Japan Village - 11 km
Tatomi Tottori Japan Village - 11 km
Fukuhara Tottori Japan Village - 11 km
Koda Tottori Japan Village - 12 km
Kurio Tottori Japan Village - 12 km
Tochinoki Okayama Japan Village - 12 km
Agel Tottori Japan Village - 12 km
Kaita Tottori Japan Village - 12 km
Ichinokaya Okayama Japan Village - 12 km
Kitano Tottori Japan Village - 12 km
Higashi Oshika Tottori Japan Village - 13 km
Kawakurumi Tottori Japan Village - 13 km
Nota Okayama Japan Village - 13 km
Yura Tottori Japan Village - 13 km
Yonesato Tottori Japan Village - 13 km
Shinden Tottori Japan Village - 13 km
Sugegatani Tottori Japan Village - 13 km
Hatsuwa Okayama Japan Village - 13 km
Yumihara Tottori Japan Village - 13 km
Sengen Okayama Japan Village - 13 km
Shimontane Tottori Japan Village - 13 km
Sakamoto Tottori Japan Village - 14 km
Katashiba Tottori Japan Village - 14 km
Kodota Tottori Japan Village - 14 km
Miho Tottori Japan Village - 14 km
Seto Tottori Japan Village - 14 km
Kami Saihara Okayama Japan Village - 14 km
Homan Tottori Japan Village - 14 km
Nikenya Okayama Japan Village - 14 km
Omorl Okayama Japan Village - 14 km
Teragahara Okayama Japan Village - 15 km
Forunaga Tottori Japan Village - 15 km
Nagota Tottori Japan Village - 15 km
Wakaso Okayama Japan Village - 15 km
Ekita Tottori Japan Village - 15 km
Naka Fukuda Okayama Japan Village - 15 km
Sugishita Tottori Japan Village - 15 km
Tajiri Tottori Japan Village - 15 km
Tando Tottori Japan Village - 15 km
Ogiyama Okayama Japan Village - 15 km
Akawase Okayama Japan Village - 15 km
Yurashuku Tottori Japan Village - 15 km
Nishisono Tottori Japan Village - 15 km
Noigura Tottori Japan Village - 15 km
Awazumi Okayama Japan Village - 15 km
Sambonsugi Tottori Japan Village - 15 km
Ombara Okayama Japan Village - 15 km
Kami Asozu Tottori Japan Village - 16 km
Egita Tottori Japan Village - 16 km
Matsuzaki Tottori Japan Village - 16 km
Yurajuku Tottori Japan Village - 16 km
Tabatake Tottori Japan Village - 16 km
Tabane Okayama Japan Village - 16 km
Tabe Okayama Japan Village - 16 km
Kanaya Tottori Japan Village - 16 km
Yabune Okayama Japan Village - 16 km
Fukunaga Tottori Japan Village - 16 km
Kogane Tottori Japan Village - 16 km
Obashira Okayama Japan Village - 16 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
Tottori TTJ 20 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 38 km
Nihonbara 240 0 40 km
Miho YGJ 6 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 53 km
Okayama OKJ 245 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 67 km
Izumo IZO 2 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 83 km
Kohnan 1 Civ. Paved No 3900 86 km
Tajima TJH 177 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 91 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sakaiminato JPSMN Japan 54 km
Matsue JPMTE Japan 69 km
Kasumi Japan 82 km
Okayama JPOKJ Japan 84 km
Aioi JPAIO Japan 89 km
Mizushima JPMIZ Japan 94 km
Aboshi JPABO Japan 98 km
Uno JPUNO Japan 98 km
Tsuiyama JPTYM Japan 99 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yubarako Yubara Asahigawa 1954 17 km
Onbarako Onbara Onbaragawa 1928 18 km
Yashiroguchi Yashiroguchi Asahigawa 1954 20 km
Kuroki Kuroki Kuramigawa 1966 26 km
Doyo Doyo Doyogawa 1986 27 km
Osadamuko Osa Osakabegawa 1982 35 km
Ryokusuiko Kasho Hosshojigawa 1988 43 km
Nichinanko Sugesawa Ingagawa 1967 47 km
Miyoshiko Osakabegawa Osakabegawa 1955 48 km
Asahikawako Asahikawa Asahigawa 1983 49 km
Komoto Komoto Nishikawa 1964 54 km
Shirotsubakiko Fube Iinashigawa 1967 59 km
Yamabiko Yamasa Yamasagawa 1980 64 km
Otanichosuichi Otani Otanigawa 1956 68 km
Onzuiko Hikihara Hikiharagawa 1957 69 km
1968 70 km
Kakiharatameike Kakiharatameike Nishitanigawa 1952 74 km
Ogaike Ogaike 1661 76 km
Aikawa Aikawa Aikawa 1942 78 km
Osakaike Osakaike Osakagawa 1965 92 km
Kunikaneike Kunikaneike Kunikanegawa 1953 92 km
Tataragi Tataragi Tataragigawa 1974 95 km
Ginzanko Ikuno Ichikawa 1972 95 km
Hattorioike Hattorioike Hattorigawa 1931 99 km
Kurokawa Kurokawa Kurokawa 1974 99 km
Kaminoseko Kobo Kannosegawa 1949 100 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
SHIMANE JAPAN 2 75 km

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