Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 21 Jan 2022 16:08 UTC

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M 6.3 in Japan on 21 Jan 2022 16:08 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:	6.3M
Depth:	41.82 Km
Lat/Lon:	32.7654 , 132.0399
Event Date:	21 Jan 2022 16:08 UTC 22 Jan 2022 01:08 Local
Exposed Population:	310000 people in MMI 1.7 million in 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000gdwz
Inserted at:	21 Jan 2022 16:29 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0		0
us7000gdwz	Scaled population (raster)	0	Max wave alert	0m
	C1 shakemap	-0.59	Max wave realtime	0m
	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	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1422415	0.3	21 Jan 2022 16:08	6.6M, 51km	N/A	1.7 million (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	00:09	NTWC
1422420	0	21 Jan 2022 16:08	6.3M, 41.82km	6.17	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	00:20	NEIC
1422634	0	21 Jan 2022 16:08	6.3M, 39km	6.53	4 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	1d 00:02	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 Kyushu (population 4) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	8200 people
	580000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1422420	32.765/132.04	6.3	41.8	5.771	21 Jan 2022 16:34	00:25	(new episode)
2	1422420	32.765/132.04	6.3	41.8	5.771	21 Jan 2022 16:46	00:38	(upd of #1)
3	1422420	32.765/132.04	6.3	41.8	6.166	21 Jan 2022 18:14	02:06	(upd of #2)
4	1422634	32.765/132.04	6.3	41.8	6.166	22 Jan 2022 16:40	1d 00:31	(new episode)
5	1422634	32.765/132.04	6.3	41.8	6.534	25 Jan 2022 03:40	3d 11:31	(upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kyushu	Japan	<1000 people
Kyushu	Japan	310000 people
Shikoku	Japan	1400 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kamaeura	Oita	Japan	Village	-	8 km
Kamae	Oita	Japan	Village	-	11 km
Maruichibi	Oita	Japan	Village	-	16 km
Urashiro	Oita	Japan	Village	-	18 km
Tsurumi-zaki	Oita	Japan	Village	-	19 km
Miyanoura	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	20 km
Okora	Oita	Japan	Village	-	22 km
Saiki	Oita	Japan	City	48000 people	24 km
Katsura	Oita	Japan	Village	-	29 km
Uematsu	Oita	Japan	Village	-	30 km
Hotojima	Oita	Japan	Village	-	33 km
Amamui	Oita	Japan	Village	-	33 km
Kawachina	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	34 km
Senzoku	Oita	Japan	Village	-	35 km
Shimoaka	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	37 km
Onoichi	Oita	Japan	Village	-	40 km
Nobeoka	Miyazaki	Japan	City	120000 people	40 km
Taina	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Usuki	Oita	Japan	Village	35000 people	44 km
Kami-ochidani	Oita	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Ajiro	Ehime	Japan	Village	-	45 km
Fukura	Ehime	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Mie	Oita	Japan	Village	-	48 km
Hirose	Kochi	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Kadogawa	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Uwaura	Oita	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Inukai	Oita	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Makiguchi	Oita	Japan	Village	-	55 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Saiki Ko		Japan	24 km
Nobeoka	JPNOB	Japan	38 km
Tsukumi	JPTMI	Japan	39 km
Totoro		Japan	43 km
Usuki	JPUSK	Japan	44 km
Hosojima	JPHSM	Japan	51 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Kitagawa	Kitagawa	Kitagawa	1962	41 km
	Ishiba	Ishiba	Mietanigawa	1973	43 km

More information

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