M 5.5 in Ryukyu Islands, Japan on 19 Jun 2022 09:55 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: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.7209 , 126.5383
Event Date: 19 Jun 2022 09:55 UTC
19 Jun 2022 17:55 Local
Exposed Population: 10 thousand in MMI IV
Source: NEIC us7000hiil
Inserted at: 19 Jun 2022 10:15 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000hiil Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1449342 0 19 Jun 2022 09:55 5.5M, 10km 3.93 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 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 11000 people
75 km 9900 people
50 km 4100 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
Nakachi Okinawa Japan Village - 44 km
Ohara Okinawa Japan Village - 44 km
Nishime Okinawa Japan Village - 45 km
Nakadomari Okinawa Japan Village - 46 km
Gima Okinawa Japan Village - 48 km
Maja Okinawa Japan Village - 48 km
Tomari Okinawa Japan Village - 49 km
Fuija Okinawa Japan Village - 50 km
Shimajiri Okinawa Japan Village - 53 km
Aguni Okinawa 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
Kumejima UEO 7 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 43 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kume Island Japan 43 km

More information

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