Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 20 Jun 2024 05:37 UTC

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M 4.7 in Japan on 20 Jun 2024 05:37 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:	4.7M
Depth:	47.2 Km
Lat/Lon:	40.229 , 142.4008
Event Date:	20 Jun 2024 05:37 UTC 20 Jun 2024 14:37 Local
Exposed Population:	360 thousand in MMI III
Source:	NEIC us7000mtjg
Inserted at:	20 Jun 2024 05:56 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	1.1 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000mtjg	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 rapid impact	0
	C2 rapid impact	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1577747		0	20 Jun 2024 05:37	4.7M, 47.2km	2.87	360 thousand (in 100km)		00:18	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 off shore.

Radius	Population
100 km	510000 people
75 km	97000 people
50 km	3500 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kosode	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Fudai	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	48 km
Kuki	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Minami-Samuraihama	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Ojiri	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	49 km
Shiromae	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Honnami	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Horinai	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Kuji	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Noda-Tamagawa	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Noda	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Shimanokoe	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Kita-Samuraihama	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Tamagawa	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Minato	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Shimanokoshi	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Torii	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Ube	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	53 km
Kudschi	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Nei	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Kiriushi	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Uge	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Sunasawa	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	54 km
Hirananamisawa	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Yagi	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Hamaiwaizumi	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Omoto	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	56 km
Hagyu	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Okuzo	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Hataketa	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Mikkamachi	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	58 km
Otomo	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Taneichi	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Tamagawa	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Tetsuzan	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Futatsuya	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Hanjoshi	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Numafukuro	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Kawadai	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Nakasato	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Kami-Tokusari	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Miyamoto	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	60 km
Shimo-Gonya	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	61 km
Settai	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	61 km
Akamatatsu	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	61 km
Shima-Tokusari	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	61 km
Muroba	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Aonotaki	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Okubo	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Takasuka	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Motomura	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Kawasiri	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Akedo	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Tsunagi	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Kiurinai	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Tetsuzan	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	65 km
Kawajiri	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	65 km
Denkiani	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Ono	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Sukinosawa	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Kadonohama	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Taro	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Iwaizumi	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Honden	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Sekiguchi	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Jonai	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Takashizu	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Oguni	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Uwano	Aomori	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Okkoshi	Aomori	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Odaira	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Shimohata	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Ko-Tashiro	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Take	Iwate	Japan	Village	-	70 km

see full list

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
Hachinohe	HHE	46	Mil.	Paved	Yes	7300	87 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Fudai		Japan	46 km
Miyako	JPMYK	Japan	75 km
Hachinohe	JPHHE	Japan	79 km
Yamada		Japan	93 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Yukiyagawa	Yukiyagawa	Yukiyagawa	1976	76 km
Setsukinaidamuko	Setsukinai	Setsukinaigawa	1986	78 km
Gandoko	Gando	Tandogawa	1960	98 km

More information

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