M 5.7 in Volcano Islands, Japan Region on 11 Sep 2017 17:35 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: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.9219 , 142.3135
Event Date: 11 Sep 2017 17:35 UTC
12 Sep 2017 02:35 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000ak7u
Inserted at: 12 Sep 2017 13:51 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000ak7u 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
1180295 0 11 Sep 2017 17:35 5.6M, 56.17km 3.46 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:15 NEIC
1180397 0 11 Sep 2017 17:35 5.7M, 35km 3.42 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 20:16 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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1180295 24.014/142.348 5.6 56.17 3.46 11 Sep 2017 17:53 00:18 (new episode)
2 0 1180295 24.014/142.348 5.6 56.17 3.46 11 Sep 2017 19:38 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1180397 24.014/142.348 5.6 56.17 3.46 12 Sep 2017 13:51 20:16 (new episode)
4 0 1180397 23.922/142.314 5.7 35 3.56 12 Sep 2017 13:52 20:16 (upd of #3)
5 0 1180397 23.953/142.337 5.7 35 3.42 12 Sep 2017 13:55 20:20 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces


Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance

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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
Iwo To (Iwo Jima) IWO 113 Mil. Paved Yes 8700 139 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Minami Lo Japan 92 km
Iwo Jima Japan 138 km

More information

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