Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 05 May 2023 05:42 UTC

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M 6.2 in Japan on 05 May 2023 05:42 UTC

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:	6.2M
Depth:	8.712 Km
Lat/Lon:	37.5402 , 137.3053
Event Date:	05 May 2023 05:42 UTC 05 May 2023 14:42 Local
Exposed Population:	10 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us6000k9mb
Inserted at:	05 May 2023 05:59 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0		0
us6000k9mb	Scaled population (vector)	2.61	Max wave alert	0.09m
	C1 shakemap	-0.59	Max wave realtime	0.09m
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.57

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1504057		0	05 May 2023 05:42	6.2M, 8.712km	8.1	4 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	0.1m (at 00:00)	00:17	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 Chubu (population 17,604) . The nearest places are Orito, Noroshi, Orido, Higashi-Yamanaka, Uwano, Morikoshi, Sasanami, Hon, Otani, Kawasaka-Yachi, and Toyama.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.2 million people
75 km	240000 people
50 km	65000 people
20 km	16000 people
10 km	3000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chubu	Japan	18000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Orito	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	3 km
Noroshi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	3 km
Orido	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	4 km
Higashi-Yamanaka	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	5 km
Uwano	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	5 km
Morikoshi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	7 km
Sasanami	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	8 km
Hon	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	9 km
Otani	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	9 km
Kawasaka-Yachi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	10 km
Fushimi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	10 km
Shoin	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	11 km
Takojima	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	11 km
Iida	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	12 km
Daibo	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	13 km
Jindo	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	14 km
Issaka	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	15 km
Kami-Kuromaru	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	16 km
Kago	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	16 km
Ukai	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	16 km
Shimizu	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	18 km
Ushima	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	19 km
Oya	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	20 km
Shidomari	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	21 km
Matsunami	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	21 km
Minado	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	22 km
Awakura	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	23 km
Shiromaru	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	24 km
Yukinobe	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	25 km
Kanakura	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	26 km
Kanyama	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	26 km
Uchikoshi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	26 km
Ishii	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	26 km
Osaka	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	27 km
Ogi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	27 km
Mawaki	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	28 km
Kamimachi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	29 km
Ushitsu	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	29 km
Ugatsuka	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	30 km
Kurokawa	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	30 km
Kamiyasumi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	31 km
Kami-Kawachi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	32 km
Somata	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	32 km
Soryo	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	33 km
Hanami	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	33 km
Shiroine	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	33 km
Ichijo	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	33 km
Yanami	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	35 km
Rengebo	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	35 km
Sakeo	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	36 km
Kizumi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	37 km
Ukawa	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Yorami	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Kashiwagi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	39 km
Kawashiri	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	40 km
Ikuru	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	41 km
Sakata	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	41 km
Maenami	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	42 km
Kihara	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	42 km
Nagai	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	42 km
Soyama	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	42 km
Hongo	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	43 km
Unyu	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	43 km
Besshotani	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Kabuto	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	45 km
Kami-Kurokawa	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	45 km
Takimata	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	45 km
Ichinosaka	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	46 km
Kaji	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	46 km
Sora	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	46 km
Ozawa	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	48 km
Enome	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Anamizu	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Wajima	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	24000 people	50 km
Hara	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Nizaki	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Nozaki	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Kawachi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Koda	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Minazuki	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Taniguchi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Kadoshima	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Kashima	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Museki	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Futaana	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Shima-Bessho	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Koito	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Yokomi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Neya	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Monzen	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Kuki	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Kami-Kawachi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Tagishi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Wakura	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Suso	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Onogi	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Hannoura	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Doge	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	58 km
Nagaura	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	58 km
Shirahage	Ishikawa	Japan	Village	-	58 km

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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
Noto		218				0	41 km
Toyama	TOY	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	100 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Iida		Japan	12 km
Wajima		Japan	27 km
Wajima	JPWJM	Japan	49 km
Nanao	JPNNO	Japan	62 km
Himekawa		Japan	75 km
Fushiki	JPFSK	Japan	86 km
Toyahashi		Japan	87 km
Toyama Shinko	JPTOS	Japan	87 km
Toyama	JPTOY	Japan	88 km
Naoetsu	JPNAO	Japan	92 km
Sawane		Japan	100 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Tane	Tane	Kumabuchigawa	1973	69 km
Shozenjiko	Shozenji	Shozenjigawa	1984	89 km
Dashidaira	Dashidaira	Kurobegawa	1985	90 km
Kamiichigawa	Kamiichigawa	Kamiichigawa	1964	96 km
Kamiichigawadaini	Kamiichigawadaini	Kamiichigawa	1985	97 km
Furudoike	Furudo	Kajikawa	1984	99 km

Nuclear plants

Name	Country	Reactors	Distance
SHIKA	JAPAN	2	74 km

More information

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