M 5.2 in Japan from 01 Sep 2008 20:53 UTC to 20:53

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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 29.75 , 139.46
Event Date: 01 Sep 2008 20:53 UTC
02 Sep 2008 05:53 Local
Exposed Population:
no people within 100km
Source: GEOFON
Inserted at: 01 Sep 2008 21:07 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
GEOFON 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
44941 0.5 01 Sep 2008 20:53 5.1M, 364km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:10 GEOFON
44942 0.5 01 Sep 2008 20:53 5.2M, 370km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:14 GEOFON
44943 0.5 01 Sep 2008 20:53 5.2M, 368km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:19 NEIC
44958 0.5 01 Sep 2008 20:53 5.2M, 378km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 10:05 EMSC
45030 0.5 01 Sep 2008 20:53 4.9M, 379.2km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 1d 17:02 NEIC
45031 0.5 01 Sep 2008 20:53 5M, 377km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 1d 17:07 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 no people
75 km no 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.

More information

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