M 4.9 Off-shore on 30 Dec 2019 00:32 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: 4.9M
Depth: 11.04 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.8138 , 142.8402
Event Date: 30 Dec 2019 00:32 UTC
30 Dec 2019 10:32 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70006sb2
Inserted at: 30 Dec 2019 01:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us70006sb2 Scaled population (vector) 0.57  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1287983 0 30 Dec 2019 00:32 4.9M, 11.04km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:54 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 off shore.

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

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Muko Japan 71 km

More information

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