M 4.5 in Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan on 27 Jul 2014 09:24 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: 4.5M
Depth: 55.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.7 , 142.15
Event Date: 27 Jul 2014 09:24 UTC
27 Jul 2014 18:24 Local
Exposed Population:
973368 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Jul 2014 07:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1056250 0 27 Jul 2014 09:24 4.5M, 55.8km N/A 970 thousand (in 100km) 22:08 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 , Region of Tohoku (population 9,984,608) . The nearest places are Morioka, Taro, Sasasawa, Aonotaki, and Sakikuwagasaki.

Radius Population
100 km 970000 people
75 km 270000 people
50 km 130000 people
20 km 17000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tohoku Japan 10 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Aonotaki Iwate Japan Village - 16 km
Taro Iwate Japan Village - 17 km
Sasasawa Iwate Japan Village - 17 km
Sakikuwagasaki Iwate Japan Village - 17 km
Morioka Iwate Japan Major city 290000 people 87 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Ippongibara 304 93 km
Hanamaki HNA 91 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 94 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Miyako JPMYK Japan 19 km
Yamada Japan 34 km
Fudai Japan 36 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Gandoko Gando Tandogawa 1960 69 km

More information

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