Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 29 Apr 2017 12:32 UTC

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M 5.7 in Japan on 29 Apr 2017 12:32 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:	5.7M
Depth:	21.39 Km
Lat/Lon:	30.8134 , 131.4291
Event Date:	29 Apr 2017 12:32 UTC 29 Apr 2017 21:32 Local
Exposed Population:	320000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10008m0g
Inserted at:	29 Apr 2017 12:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.4		0.4
us10008m0g	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1165841		0.4	29 Apr 2017 12:32	5.7M, 21.39km	4.37	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:21	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 Kyushu (population 13,296,000) . The nearest places are Minato, Iseki, Shoiiura, Yanagihara, Guniwa, Anno, Kunikami, Kunigami, Azako, Yokoyama, and Honjo.

Radius	Population
100 km	320000 people
75 km	40000 people
50 km	13000 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kyushu	Japan	13.3 million people
Shikoku	Japan	4.3 million people
Chugoku	Japan	8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Minato	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	35 km
Iseki	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	35 km
Shoiiura	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	36 km
Yanagihara	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	36 km
Guniwa	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	36 km
Anno	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	36 km
Kunikami	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Kunigami	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Azako	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Yokoyama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	40 km
Osaki	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	40 km
Kerisaki	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	41 km
Ono	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	41 km
Komakino	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	42 km
Anjo	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	42 km
Yakenota	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	42 km
Nishinoomote	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	18000 people	43 km
Tachiyama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	43 km
Hiramatsu	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	43 km
Kurazami	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Furuta	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Mampa	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	46 km
Ikenohira	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	46 km
Jusamban	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Jurokuban	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	48 km
Sumiyoshi	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	48 km
Nijuban	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Fukagawa	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Masuda	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Makigawa	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Hamatsuwaki	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Takenokawa	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Nakayama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Odaira	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Takabo	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Hayama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Takeyano	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Noma	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Onasu	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Mitariyama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Miza	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Sakai	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Hamada	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Higashi	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Hirayama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Miyanoura	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Hirota	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Osaki	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Igatan	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	65 km
Nakamura	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Takesaki	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Kaminaka	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Shimama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Oriikuno	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Ushino	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Shimonaka	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Honjo	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	70 km

see full list

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
Nishinoomote	IIN	unknown				0	38 km
Tanegashima	TNE	97	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	55 km
Kanoya		65	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7300	83 km
Yakushima	KUM	37	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	88 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Shibushi	JPSBS	Japan	78 km
Aburatsu	JPABU	Japan	84 km
Yamagawa		Japan	87 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Saikyo	Saikyo	Matanobugawa	1984	39 km
Sakataniko	Nichinan	Sakatanigawa	1984	93 km

More information

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