M 5.9 in Japan on 12 Jan 2021 02:39 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: 5.9M
Depth: 211.45 Km
Lat/Lon: 43.7027 , 139.9953
Event Date: 12 Jan 2021 02:39 UTC
12 Jan 2021 11:39 Local
Exposed Population: 130000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000d7ml
Inserted at: 12 Jan 2021 02:55 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000d7ml 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
1352459 0 12 Jan 2021 02:39 5.9M, 211.45km 3.67 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:16 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) . The nearest places are Onenai, Notsuka, Sannai, and Furuhira.

Radius Population
100 km 140000 people
75 km 7200 people
50 km no people
20 km no 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
Tohoku Japan 10 million people
Primorskiy kray Russian Federation -
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people
Khabarovskiy kray Russian Federation -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Onenai Hokkaido Japan Village - 54 km
Notsuka Hokkaido Japan Village - 55 km
Sannai Hokkaido Japan Village - 63 km
Furuhira Hokkaido Japan Village - 67 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Yoichi Japan 81 km
Iwanai JPIWN Japan 90 km
Otaru JPOTR Japan 99 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
TOMARI JAPAN 2 86 km

More information

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