M 5.6 in Japan on 18 Jul 2024 11:07 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: 5.6M
Depth: 105.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 33.536 , 140.1754
Event Date: 18 Jul 2024 11:07 UTC
18 Jul 2024 20:07 Local
Exposed Population: 20 thousand in MMI IV
Source: NEIC us7000mzzc
Inserted at: 18 Jul 2024 11:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000mzzc Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1582905 0 18 Jul 2024 11:07 5.6M, 105.6km 4.29 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:19 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 ,of Kanto (population 25,490) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1582905 140.175/33.536 5.6 105.6 4.271 18 Jul 2024 11:31 00:24 (new episode)
2 0 1582905 140.175/33.536 5.6 105.6 4.322 18 Jul 2024 11:58 00:50 (upd of #1)
3 0 1582905 140.175/33.536 5.6 105.6 4.277 18 Jul 2024 13:13 02:05 (upd of #2)
4 0 1582905 140.175/33.536 5.6 105.6 4.293 19 Jul 2024 11:40 1d 00:33 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Kanto Japan 27000 people
Chubu Japan 320000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mitsune Shizuoka Japan City - 60 km
Sato Shizuoka Japan Village - 67 km
Ako Shizuoka Japan Village - 88 km
Okubo Shizuoka Japan Village - 88 km
Kozushima Shizuoka Japan Village - 121 km
Motomura Shizuoka Japan Village - 125 km
Kamogawa Chiba Japan Village 29000 people 174 km
Katsuyama Chiba Japan Village - 175 km
Ohara Chiba Japan City 20000 people 191 km
Shimizu Shizuoka Japan Village 29000 people 226 km
Shizuoka Shizuoka Japan Major city 700000 people 229 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Hachijo Jima HAC 92 Civ. Paved Yes 5900 59 km
Miyake Jima MYE 20 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 82 km
29 0 125 km
Tateyama 3 0 164 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Yaene Japan 61 km
Mikura Japan 64 km
Miyake Japan 85 km
Tateyama JPTTY Japan 164 km
Shimizu JPSMZ Japan 224 km

More information

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