Overall Green Earthquake alert in Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan on 27 May 2022 08:59 UTC

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M 4.7 in Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan on 27 May 2022 08:59 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	4.7M
Depth:	64.94 Km
Lat/Lon:	37.8431 , 141.7586
Event Date:	27 May 2022 08:59 UTC 27 May 2022 17:59 Local
Exposed Population:	2 million in 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000hd0b
Inserted at:	27 May 2022 09:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000hd0b	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 rapid impact	-0.59
	C2 rapid impact	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1445421		0	27 May 2022 08:59	4.7M, 64.94km	3.42	2 million (in 100km)		00:37	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	2 million people
75 km	140000 people
50 km	<1000 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Futawatashi	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Aji	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Oshika	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Ikenohama	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Ayukawahama	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Niiyama	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Kukunari	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Oharahama	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	58 km
Kobuchi	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Nitoda	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Odomari	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Tomari	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	61 km
Koamikura	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Yagawa	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Fukkiura	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Kitsunezaki	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Yoriiso	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Takenohama	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Samenoura	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Minami-Ibi	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Isobe	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Kotake	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Terama	Miyagi	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Kayahama	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Umekawa	Fukushima	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Sendai	Miyagi	Japan	Major city	1 million people	89 km

see full list

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
Matsushima		2	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	78 km
Sendai	SDJ	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	81 km
Kasuminome		5				0	84 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Soma	JPSMA	Japan	70 km
Onagawa	JPONG	Japan	72 km
Ishinomaki	JPISM	Japan	74 km
Shiogama	JPSGM	Japan	83 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Yokokawa	Yokokawa	Otagawa	1983	80 km
Takanokura	Takanokura	Mizunashigawa	1975	80 km
Ogaki	Ogaki	Ukedogawa	1985	85 km
Sakashita	Sakashita	Okawaragawa	1973	88 km
Tarumizuko	Tarumizu	Masudagawa	1976	89 km
Tamanotameike	Tamano	Udagawa	1945	90 km

Nuclear plants

Name	Country	Reactors	Distance
ONAGAWA	JAPAN	3	66 km
FUKUSHIMA-DAIICHI	JAPAN	6	80 km
FUKUSHIMA-DAINI	JAPAN	4	87 km

More information

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