M 5.3 in Japan on 16 Jul 2013 14:09 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: 5.3M
Depth: 45.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 43.0491 , 145.4084
Event Date: 16 Jul 2013 14:09 UTC
16 Jul 2013 23:09 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Jul 2013 21:26 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1000683 0.2 16 Jul 2013 14:09 5.3M, 35.9km N/A 340 thousand (in 100km) 02:47 NEIC
1000684 0 16 Jul 2013 14:09 5.3M, 45.4km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 07:17 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 Hokkaido (population 5,808,054) .

Radius Population
100 km 340000 people
75 km 97000 people
50 km 52000 people
20 km 1300 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people

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
Nakashibetsu SHB 65 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 73 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hanasaki Japan 29 km
Nemuro JPNEM Japan 33 km

More information

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