M 5.5 in Japan from 19 Dec 2016 16:41 UTC to 16:41

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: 5.5M
Depth: 27.29 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.4545 , 141.4922
Event Date: 19 Dec 2016 16:41 UTC
20 Dec 2016 01:41 Local
Exposed Population: 560000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us200082kx
Inserted at: 19 Dec 2016 17:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us200082kx 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
1151250 0 19 Dec 2016 16:41 5.5M, 27.29km 3.97 560 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1151253 0 19 Dec 2016 16:41 5.5M, 14.37km 4.15 490 thousand (in 100km) 01:31 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 Oragahama, Kiyohashi, Futaba, Onaba, Namie, Tomioka, Bogoya, Onoda, Odaka, Kayahama, and Kusano.

Radius Population
100 km 1.6 million people
75 km 330000 people
50 km 17000 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
Kanto Japan 38.5 million people
Chubu Japan 5.2 million people
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people
Kinki Japan 22.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Oragahama Fukushima Japan Village - 42 km
Kiyohashi Fukushima Japan Village - 42 km
Futaba Fukushima Japan Village - 42 km
Onaba Fukushima Japan Village - 43 km
Namie Fukushima Japan Village 22000 people 44 km
Tomioka Fukushima Japan Village - 45 km
Bogoya Fukushima Japan Village - 45 km
Onoda Fukushima Japan Village - 46 km
Odaka Fukushima Japan Village - 46 km
Kayahama Fukushima Japan Village - 46 km
Takatsudo Fukushima Japan Village - 47 km
Kami-Shigeoka Fukushima Japan Village - 47 km
Okuma Fukushima Japan Village - 47 km
Kariyado Fukushima Japan Village - 47 km
Ide Fukushima Japan Village - 47 km
Ogawara Fukushima Japan Village - 48 km
Naraha Fukushima Japan Village - 48 km
Nakanouchi Fukushima Japan Village - 49 km
Takahira Fukushima Japan Village - 49 km
Shimo-Kitabo Fukushima Japan Village - 50 km
Minami-Ibi Fukushima Japan Village - 51 km
Kami-Asamigawa Fukushima Japan Village - 52 km
Haramachi Fukushima Japan Village 47000 people 52 km
Sekimori Fukushima Japan Village - 53 km
Kashima Fukushima Japan Village - 54 km
Gomaisawa Fukushima Japan Village - 54 km
Kita-Nagano Fukushima Japan Village - 54 km
Tetsuzan Fukushima Japan Village - 55 km
Yotsukura Fukushima Japan Village - 56 km
Arayashik Fukushima Japan Village - 56 km
Otojiro Fukushima Japan Village - 56 km
Isobe Fukushima Japan Village - 56 km
Hirusone Fukushima Japan Village - 56 km
Hokidaira Fukushima Japan Village - 57 km
Koyamada Fukushima Japan Village - 57 km
Kodeya Fukushima Japan Village - 57 km
Jikenjo Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Umekawa Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Tachiya Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Odashiro Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Oyama Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Ohana Fukushima Japan Village - 59 km
Shajigami Fukushima Japan Village - 60 km
Shimo-Kawauchi Fukushima Japan Village - 60 km
Suketsune Fukushima Japan Village - 60 km
Dozan Fukushima Japan Village - 60 km
Kashiwabara Fukushima Japan Village - 60 km
Kunugidaira Fukushima Japan Village - 60 km
Uzugawa Fukushima Japan Village - 60 km
Okubo Fukushima Japan Village - 61 km
Kami-Kawauchi Fukushima Japan Village - 62 km
Furumichi Fukushima Japan Village - 62 km
Sakashiuchi Fukushima Japan Village - 62 km
Omori Fukushima Japan Village - 62 km
Haragama Fukushima Japan Village - 62 km
Nakumura Fukushima Japan Village - 63 km
Hiso Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Nakayama Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Ochiai Fukushima Japan Village - 64 km
Aratame Fukushima Japan Village - 65 km
Tsunagi Fukushima Japan Village - 65 km
Takadaiima Fukushima Japan Village - 65 km
Kuroki Fukushima Japan Village - 65 km
Eda Fukushima Japan Village - 66 km
Shimo-Tsushima Fukushima Japan Village - 66 km
Iwaisawa Fukushima Japan Village - 66 km
Komagamine Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Mishima Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Otsubo Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Takahagi Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Shimo-Takaku Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Komiya Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Ashimata Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Shidamyo Fukushima Japan Village - 67 km
Taira Fukushima Japan City - 68 km
Tsurishi Fukushima Japan Village - 68 km
Nagadoro Fukushima Japan Village - 68 km
Toyoma Fukushima Japan Village - 69 km
Sugaya Fukushima Japan Village - 69 km
Yoshima Fukushima Japan Village - 69 km
Doyaba Fukushima Japan Village - 70 km
Kusano Fukushima Japan Village - 70 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
Sendai SDJ 5 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 91 km
Fukushima FKS 372 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 98 km
Kasuminome 5 0 100 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Soma JPSMA Japan 63 km
Onahama JPONA Japan 77 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sakashita Sakashita Okawaragawa 1973 49 km
Ogaki Ogaki Ukedogawa 1985 54 km
Yokokawa Yokokawa Otagawa 1983 54 km
Takanokura Takanokura Mizunashigawa 1975 57 km
Tamanotameike Tamano Udagawa 1945 75 km
Takashibako Takashiba Samekawa 1961 87 km
Shitokiko Shitoki Shitokigawa 1983 92 km
Bobatako Sengozawa Kitasugawa 1974 94 km
Tarumizuko Tarumizu Masudagawa 1976 99 km
Mizunuma Mizunuma Hanazonokawa 1966 99 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
FUKUSHIMA-DAIICHI JAPAN 6 41 km
FUKUSHIMA-DAINI JAPAN 4 43 km

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