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.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*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 in Japan ,of Okinawa (population 1,242,315) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
1200 people
6900 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1559162 130.134/28.423 5.6 10 5.709 15 Mar 2024 10:56 00:23 (new episode)
2 0 1559162 130.134/28.423 5.6 10 5.709 15 Mar 2024 11:10 00:38 (upd of #1)
3 0 1559162 130.134/28.423 5.6 10 5.709 15 Mar 2024 12:37 02:04 (upd of #2)
4 0 1559162 130.13/28.422 5.6 10 5.745 15 Mar 2024 15:40 05:07 (upd of #3)
5 0 1559162 130.13/28.422 5.6 10 5.719 16 Mar 2024 10:40 1d 00:07 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Kyushu Japan 48000 people
Kyushu Japan 20000 people
Okinawa Japan 1600 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Akatsure Okinawa Japan Village - 20 km
Araki Okinawa Japan Village - 25 km
Kasari Okinawa Japan Village - 41 km
Akagina Okinawa Japan Village - 44 km
Akaogi Okinawa Japan Village - 49 km
Akina Okinawa Japan Village - 56 km
Kominato Okinawa Japan Village - 58 km
Daikuma Okinawa Japan Village - 59 km
Naze Okinawa Japan Village 41000 people 63 km
Yamato Okinawa Japan Village - 71 km
Nakazato Okinawa Japan Village - 71 km
Katoku Okinawa Japan Village - 76 km
Naon Okinawa Japan Village - 79 km
Imasato Okinawa Japan Village - 85 km
Ikenma Okinawa Japan Village - 86 km
Osai Okinawa Japan Village - 93 km
Sukomo Okinawa Japan Village - 93 km
Saneku Okinawa Japan Village - 97 km
Ikechi Okinawa Japan Village - 98 km
Yoro Okinawa Japan Village - 104 km
Akusekishima Kagoshima Japan Village - 124 km
Kametsu Okinawa Japan Village - 134 km
Motomura Kagoshima Japan Village - 137 km
Okamae Okinawa Japan Village - 137 km
Setaki Okinawa Japan Village - 140 km
Itokina Okinawa Japan Village - 142 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity 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
Tokunoshima TKN 5 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 139 km

More information

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