M 5.9 in Japan from 12 Sep 2020 02:44 UTC to 02:44

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: 5.9M
Depth: 33.41 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.7574 , 142.251
Event Date: 12 Sep 2020 02:44 UTC
12 Sep 2020 11:44 Local
Exposed Population: 620000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000bm9m
Inserted at: 12 Sep 2020 03:05 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000bm9m Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.57  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1331467 0 12 Sep 2020 02:44 5.9M, 33.41km 3.92 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 NEIC
1331473 0 12 Sep 2020 02:44 6.1M, 32.09km 4.17 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:05 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 Tohoku (population 544,379) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1331467 38.757/142.251 5.9 33.4 3.919 12 Sep 2020 03:10 00:25 (new episode)
2 0 1331473 38.759/142.247 6.1 32.1 4.173 12 Sep 2020 03:24 00:40 (new episode)
3 0 1331473 38.759/142.247 6.1 32.1 4.173 12 Sep 2020 04:50 02:06 (upd of #2)
4 0 1331473 38.759/142.247 6.1 32.1 4.173 13 Sep 2020 02:49 1d 00:05 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Tohoku Japan 540000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ryori Iwate Japan Village - 51 km
Kesennuma Miyagi Japan Village 59000 people 52 km
Tomari Iwate Japan Village - 52 km
Okkirai Iwate Japan Village - 55 km
Tadagoe Miyagi Japan Village - 56 km
Matsuzaki Miyagi Japan Village - 56 km
Ofunato Iwate Japan Village 37000 people 56 km
Oya Miyagi Japan Village - 59 km
Shirahama Iwate Japan Village - 59 km
Imaizumi Iwate Japan Village - 60 km
Rikuzen-Takata Iwate Japan Village - 60 km
Hongo Iwate Japan Village - 62 km
Minato Miyagi Japan Village - 62 km
Isatomae Miyagi Japan Village - 63 km
Motoyoshi Miyagi Japan Village - 64 km
Kamaishi Iwate Japan City 42000 people 65 km
Terahama Miyagi Japan Village - 66 km
Tsuya Miyagi Japan Village - 68 km
Ohama Miyagi Japan Village - 69 km
Ryoishi Iwate Japan Village - 69 km
Shizugawa Miyagi Japan Village - 70 km
Tsukihama Miyagi Japan Village - 71 km
Setamai Iwate Japan Village - 71 km
Shimo-orikabe Iwate Japan Village - 72 km
Anto Iwate Japan Village - 72 km
Ogatsu Miyagi Japan Village - 73 km
Kami-tsuyakawa Iwate Japan Village - 73 km
Funakoshi Iwate Japan Village - 78 km
Surisawa Iwate Japan Village - 78 km
Fujisawa Iwate Japan Village - 78 km
Ohara Iwate Japan Village - 79 km
Yagawa Miyagi Japan Village - 79 km
Oura Iwate Japan Village - 79 km
Niiyama Miyagi Japan Village - 80 km
Semmaya Iwate Japan Village - 81 km
Oshika Miyagi Japan Village - 82 km
Maeya Miyagi Japan Village - 83 km
Futsukamachi Iwate Japan Village - 83 km
Oharahama Miyagi Japan Village - 83 km
Yanaizu Miyagi Japan Village - 84 km
Iinogawa Miyagi Japan Village - 86 km
Usuginu Iwate Japan Village - 86 km
Watanoha Miyagi Japan Village - 86 km
Aji Miyagi Japan Village - 87 km
Nitoda Miyagi Japan Village - 88 km
Kamata Miyagi Japan Village - 89 km
Kamimachi Miyagi Japan Village - 89 km
Nagasaka Iwate Japan Village - 91 km
Ishinomaki Miyagi Japan City 120000 people 91 km
Sanuma Miyagi Japan City - 91 km
Nishino Miyagi Japan Village - 93 km
Wakayanagi Miyagi Japan Village - 93 km
Wakuchi Iwate Japan Village - 94 km
Wabuchi Miyagi Japan Village - 96 km
Shinden Miyagi Japan Village - 97 km
Wakuya Miyagi Japan City 18000 people 99 km
Tamoyama Iwate Japan Village - 101 km
Oyanagi Miyagi Japan Village - 102 km
Hirawata Miyagi Japan Village - 105 km
Tajiri Miyagi Japan Village - 105 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ofunato JPOFT Japan 56 km
Kesennuma Ko Japan 57 km
Kamaishi JPKIS Japan 65 km
Ishinomaki JPISM Japan 90 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Naganuma Naganuma Hazamagawa 2005 96 km

Nuclear plants

Intensity Name Country Reactors Distance
ONAGAWA JAPAN 3 76 km

More information

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