M 5.9 in Japan on 09 Jan 2024 08:59 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1409965
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.8715 , 137.7595
Event Date: 09 Jan 2024 08:59 UTC
09 Jan 2024 17:59 Local
Exposed Population: 10 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 09 Jan 2024 09:38 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Japan)

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000m2ny Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Japan - Earthquake (ECHO 10 Jan 2024)Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:36

  • A 5.9 M earthquake at a depth of 10 km occurred on 9 January at 8.59 UTC (17.59 local time) in Niigata Prefecture after the strong earthquake of 7.5 M that hit the same area on 1 January. The epicentre was located approximately 50 km west-southwest of Sado City, Niigata Prefecture and 70 km north-east of Suzu City in Ishikawa Prefecture.
  • According to USGS PAGER, up to 15,000 people were exposed to moderate shaking and 4,018,000 to light shaking. No damage or casualties have been reported following the 5.9 M earthquake.
  • The Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) is monitoring the status of damage after the 7.5 M earthquake. At least 203 people have died and one person is missing in Ishikawa Prefecture. A total of 523 people have been injured, 981 people have been displaced, and 3,176 buildings have been damaged.
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),