M 6.1 in Japan on 12 Sep 2020 02:44 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: 6.1M
Depth: 32.09 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.7591 , 142.2473
Event Date: 12 Sep 2020 02:44 UTC
12 Sep 2020 11:44 Local
Exposed Population: 630000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000bm9m
Inserted at: 13 Sep 2020 02:49 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.

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 , Region of Tohoku (population 9,984,608) . The nearest places are Nonomae, Okubo, Ryori, Sakihama, Kurosaki, Koishihama, Kesennuma, Tomari, Attari, Nagasaki, and Shizugawa.

Radius Population
100 km 640000 people
75 km 220000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tohoku Japan 10 million people
Kanto Japan 38.5 million people
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people
Chubu Japan 5.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Nonomae Iwate Japan Village - 49 km
Okubo Iwate Japan Village - 50 km
Ryori Iwate Japan Village - 51 km
Sakihama Iwate Japan Village - 51 km
Kurosaki Iwate Japan Village - 51 km
Koishihama Iwate Japan Village - 51 km
Kesennuma Miyagi Japan Village 59000 people 52 km
Tomari Iwate Japan Village - 52 km
Attari Iwate Japan Village - 52 km
Nagasaki Iwate Japan Village - 52 km
Sakihama Miyagi Japan Village - 52 km
Kogakuchi Iwate Japan Village - 53 km
Shimo-Horei Iwate Japan Village - 53 km
Hosaura Iwate Japan Village - 54 km
Shuku Miyagi Japan Village - 55 km
Urahama Iwate Japan Village - 55 km
Okkirai Iwate Japan Village - 55 km
Shimo-Funato Iwate Japan Village - 55 km
Tadagoe Miyagi Japan Village - 56 km
Matsuzaki Miyagi Japan Village - 56 km
Uranohama Miyagi Japan Village - 56 km
Oishi Iwate Japan Village - 56 km
Ofunato Iwate Japan Village 37000 people 56 km
Tsurugaura Miyagi Japan Village - 57 km
Wakinosawa Iwate Japan Village - 58 km
Akuao Miyagi Japan Village - 58 km
Koharagi Miyagi Japan Village - 58 km
Tatamiishi Iwate Japan Village - 58 km
Oya Miyagi Japan Village - 59 km
Nakase Miyagi Japan Village - 59 km
Sakari Iwate Japan Village - 59 km
Shirahama Iwate Japan Village - 59 km
Kojirahama Iwate Japan Village - 60 km
Imaizumi Iwate Japan Village - 60 km
Hama Miyagi Japan Village - 60 km
Tomarihama Miyagi Japan Village - 60 km
Rikuzen-Takata Iwate Japan Village - 60 km
Natari Miyagi Japan Village - 60 km
Hiraiso Miyagi Japan Village - 61 km
Hongo Iwate Japan Village - 62 km
Minato Miyagi Japan Village - 62 km
Heida Iwate Japan Village - 62 km
Nakasato Iwate Japan Village - 62 km
Kesaiso Miyagi Japan Village - 63 km
Isatomae Miyagi Japan Village - 63 km
Kami-Heida Iwate Japan Village - 63 km
Motoyoshi Miyagi Japan Village - 64 km
Suwa Iwate Japan Village - 64 km
Koizumi Miyagi Japan Village - 65 km
Kamaishi Iwate Japan City 42000 people 65 km
Tsubonosawa Iwate Japan Village - 65 km
Kodaki Miyagi Japan Village - 65 km
Uchikoshi Iwate Japan Village - 65 km
Ozashi Miyagi Japan Village - 65 km
Terahama Miyagi Japan Village - 66 km
Aratohama Miyagi Japan Village - 67 km
Inohana Miyagi Japan Village - 67 km
Osu Miyagi Japan Village - 67 km
Aikawa Miyagi Japan Village - 67 km
Kumazawa Miyagi Japan Village - 68 km
Sekizawa Iwate Japan Village - 68 km
Tsuya Miyagi Japan Village - 68 km
Ohama Miyagi Japan Village - 69 km
Hakozaki Iwate Japan Village - 69 km
Funagoshi Miyagi Japan Village - 69 km
Ryoishi Iwate Japan Village - 69 km
Haraigawa Miyagi Japan Village - 69 km
Kuwahama Miyagi Japan Village - 69 km
Tatsuhama Miyagi Japan Village - 70 km
Shizugawa Miyagi Japan Village - 70 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
Matsushima 2 Civ. Paved Yes 8800 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ofunato JPOFT Japan 56 km
Kesennuma Ko Japan 57 km
Kamaishi JPKIS Japan 65 km
Onagawa JPONG Japan 78 km
Yamada Japan 82 km
Ishinomaki JPISM Japan 90 km

Dams

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

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
ONAGAWA JAPAN 3 76 km

More information

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