M 5 in Japan from 18 Aug 2007 07:55 UTC to 07:55

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: 5.0M
Depth: 39 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.27 , 140.16
Event Date: 18 Aug 2007 07:55 UTC
18 Aug 2007 16:55 Local
Exposed Population:
33180000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 18 Aug 2007 19:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
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
29692 0.5 18 Aug 2007 07:55 5.1M, 20km N/A 31.5 million (in 100km) 02:11 JMA
29695 0.5 18 Aug 2007 07:55 5M, 36.2km N/A 33.1 million (in 100km) 02:31 NEIC
29708 0.5 18 Aug 2007 07:55 5M, 39km N/A 33.2 million (in 100km) 11:59 EMSC
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 Kanto (population 38,543,000) . The nearest places are Chiba, and Mobara.

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km 3.4 million people
20 km 360000 people
10 km 140000 people
5 km 21000 people
2 km 3200 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Japan Kanto 38.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mobara Chiba Japan City 96000 people 9 km
Chiba Chiba Japan Major city 920000 people 33 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
Shimoshizu 30 35 km
Tokyo Narita International NRT 42 Civ. Paved Yes 13100 39 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Goi JPGOI Japan 30 km
Katsuura Ko Japan 32 km
Chiba JPCHB Japan 34 km
Anegasaki JPANE Japan 35 km

More information

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