M 6.1 in Japan on 26 Nov 2024 13:47 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 1454945
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.0484 , 136.3492
Event Date: 26 Nov 2024 13:47 UTC
26 Nov 2024 22:47 Local
Exposed Population: 570 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 26 Nov 2024 16:47 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Japan)

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000nu90 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Japan - Earthquake (ECHO 02 Dec 2024)Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:35

  • An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 M at a depth of 10 km occurred on 26 November at 13:47 UTC (22:47 local time) in the sea at approximately 30 km west of the Noto Peninsula coasts, Honshu Island, central Japan. The epicentre was located approximately 42 km west-north-west of Hakui city, in the Ishikawa prefecture.
  • At least three aftershocks up to 4.9 M hit the same area on 26 November.
  • USGS PAGER estimates that up to 23,000 people were exposed to strong and 1,1 million to moderate shaking.
  • According to media, as of 17 November, one person has been injured in the Tsubata town in Kahoku District, in central Ishikawa prefecture, and train disruptions have been reported between Toyama and Kanazawa.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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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),