Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 15 Mar 2024 10:32 UTC

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M 5.6 in Japan on 15 Mar 2024 10:32 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	5.6M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	28.4231 , 130.1337
Event Date:	15 Mar 2024 10:32 UTC 15 Mar 2024 19:32 Local
Exposed Population:	8 thousand in MMI&>=V
Source:	NEIC us6000mj1l
Inserted at:	15 Mar 2024 10:52 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	1.1 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000mj1l	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1559162		0	15 Mar 2024 10:32	5.6M, 10km	5.89	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:20	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 off shore.

Radius	Population
100 km	71000 people
75 km	59000 people
50 km	17000 people
20 km	2500 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Shitooke	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	13 km
Somachi	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	16 km
Aden	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	20 km
Akatsure	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	20 km
Urabaru	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	21 km
Uekatsu	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	24 km
Araki	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	25 km
Kasari	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	41 km
Usuku	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	41 km
Sakibaru	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	41 km
Manya	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	42 km
Setta	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Akagina	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Taira	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Akaogi	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Tatsugo	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Sekirubu	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Okachi	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Tokuchi	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Ashikebu	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Akina	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Sakiharu	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Kominato	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	58 km
Takumo	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	58 km
Daikuma	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Nakachi	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	61 km
Naze	Okinawa	Japan	Village	41000 people	63 km
Asato	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Wase	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Gusuku	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Misato	Okinawa	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Sennai	Okinawa	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
Kikai		6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3900	23 km
Amami O Shima	ASJ	8	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	41 km

More information

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