Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 18 Jun 2019 13:22 UTC

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M 6.4 in Japan on 18 Jun 2019 13:22 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:	6.4M
Depth:	12 Km
Lat/Lon:	38.646 , 139.4723
Event Date:	18 Jun 2019 13:22 UTC 18 Jun 2019 22:22 Local
Exposed Population:	About 50000 people in MMI 2220000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us600042fx
Inserted at:	19 Jun 2019 13:31 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0.1		0		0.1
us600042fx	Scaled population (raster)	1.28	Max wave alert	0.09m
	C1 shakemap	-0.59	Max wave realtime	0.09m
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.57

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1264705		0	18 Jun 2019 13:22	6.4M, 16.08km	6.22	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.1m (at 00:04)	00:27	NEIC
1264709		0.1	18 Jun 2019 13:22	6.4M, 12km	6.87	50 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	0.1m (at 00:05)	1d 00:09	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 ,of Tohoku (population 1,624) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	170000 people
	870000 people
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	0	1264705	38.635/139.454	6.4	16.1	6.218	18 Jun 2019 13:49	00:27	(new episode)
2	0	1264709	38.635/139.454	6.4	16.1	6.218	18 Jun 2019 15:26	02:04	(new episode)
3	0	1264709	38.635/139.454	6.4	16.1	6.268	18 Jun 2019 15:33	02:11	(upd of #2)
4	0	1264709	38.646/139.472	6.4	12.0	6.34	18 Jun 2019 15:39	02:17	(upd of #3)
5	0.1	1264709	38.646/139.472	6.4	12.0	6.871	18 Jun 2019 18:02	04:40	(upd of #4)
6	0.1	1264709	38.646/139.472	6.4	12.0	6.871	19 Jun 2019 13:31	1d 00:09	(upd of #5)
7	0.1	1264709	38.646/139.472	6.4	12.0	6.871	19 Jun 2019 21:57	1d 08:35	(upd of #6)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Country	Population
	Tohoku	Japan	140000 people
	Tohoku	Japan	710000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Atsumi	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	11 km
Irakawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	12 km
Nezugaseki	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	16 km
Sanse	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	18 km
Gatsugi	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	19 km
Kinomata	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	20 km
Suganodai	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	22 km
Igazuchi	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	23 km
Wakikawa	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	23 km
Kamo	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	24 km
Oyama	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	29 km
Tsuruoka	Yamagata	Japan	Village	98000 people	32 km
Hamanaka	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	34 km
Kurose	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	34 km
Oshikiri-shinden	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	37 km
Fujishima	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	40 km
Tagawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	26 km
Yamakumada	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	27 km
Uchiura	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	28 km
Sasagawa	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	30 km
Budo	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	30 km
Kami-hongo	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	30 km
Shimo-hongo	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	32 km
Otori	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	32 km
Hayakawa	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	36 km
Tamugimata	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	37 km
Takane	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Sekiguchi	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Shimo-kawadai	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	43 km
Sakata	Yamagata	Japan	City	100000 people	43 km
Iwagasaki	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	43 km
Shimo-shimbo	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Karikawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	46 km
Murakami	Niigata	Japan	Village	31000 people	47 km
Nunobe	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Kinosawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Amarume	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Shitsu	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Miomote	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Oishi	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Kiyokawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Iwafune	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Miyauchi	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Ichijo	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Maruyama	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Yusa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Fujie-shinden	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Fukura	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Hanadate	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Nozawa	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Shimo-seki	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Kuraoka	Yamagata	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Sasaguchihama	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Nakajo	Niigata	Japan	Village	28000 people	67 km
Kita-narita	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Shibata	Niigata	Japan	City	80000 people	79 km
Matsugasakihama	Niigata	Japan	Village	-	83 km
Niigata	Niigata	Japan	Major city	500000 people	88 km
Kameda	Niigata	Japan	City	32000 people	91 km
Suibara	Niigata	Japan	Village	20000 people	93 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity	Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
	Shonai	SYO	22	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	33 km
	Niigata	KIJ	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	83 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Sakata	JPSKT	Japan	43 km
Niigata	JPKIJ	Japan	88 km
Aikawa	JPAIK	Japan	90 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Okuatsumiko	Atsumigawa	Atsumigawa	1986	19 km
Arasawako	Arasawa	Akagawa	1955	31 km
Yakuwa	Yakuwa	Bonjigawa	1957	38 km
Sarutachosuichi	Saruta	Sarutagawa	1955	46 km
Miomotechosuichi	Miomote	Miomotegawa	1953	47 km
			1999	47 km
Gassanko	Sagae	Sagaegawa	1990	54 km

More information

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