Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 23 Sep 2016 00:14 UTC

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M 6.2 in Japan on 23 Sep 2016 00:14 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:	6.2M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	34.4876 , 141.659
Event Date:	23 Sep 2016 00:14 UTC 23 Sep 2016 09:14 Local
Exposed Population:	No people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10006rte
Inserted at:	23 Sep 2016 04:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us10006rte	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1140808	23 Sep 2016 00:14	6.4M, 10km	3.87	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:22	NEIC
1140816	23 Sep 2016 00:14	6.3M, 10km	4.08	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	01:00	NEIC
1140832	23 Sep 2016 00:14	6.2M, 10km	4.07	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	04:30	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 29,472,105) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	no people
	no people
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1140808	34.499/141.747	6.4	10	3.87	23 Sep 2016 00:39	00:25	(new episode)
2	1140816	34.501/141.74	6.3	10	4.08	23 Sep 2016 01:28	01:14	(new episode)
3	1140832	34.488/141.659	6.2	10	4.07	23 Sep 2016 04:50	04:36	(new episode)
4	1140832	34.488/141.659	6.2	10	4.07	14 Oct 2016 06:04	21d 05:49	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Country	Population
	Kanto	Japan	29.5 million people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ohara	Chiba	Japan	City	20000 people	148 km
Katsuura	Chiba	Japan	Village	22000 people	150 km
Inuwaka	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	156 km
Ichinomiya	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	159 km
Choshi	Chiba	Japan	City	84000 people	161 km
Kamogawa	Chiba	Japan	Village	29000 people	164 km
Katakai	Chiba	Japan	City	-	164 km
Hasunuma	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	167 km
Mobara	Chiba	Japan	City	96000 people	167 km
Asahi Yokaichiba	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	168 km
Wada	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	169 km
Yatabe	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	169 km
Chonan	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	170 km
Chikura	Chiba	Japan	City	-	171 km
Togane	Chiba	Japan	Village	55000 people	171 km
Fujioayashi	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	171 km
Yokoshiba	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	173 km
Oami	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	173 km
Naruto	Chiba	Japan	City	22000 people	173 km
Kururi	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	176 km
Ushiku	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	177 km
Tako	Chiba	Japan	City	-	180 km
Nemoto	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	180 km
Okunoya	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	181 km
Tateyama	Chiba	Japan	City	49000 people	182 km
Omigawa	Chiba	Japan	City	25000 people	183 km
Katsuyama	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	186 km
Narita	Chiba	Japan	City	100000 people	186 km
Goi	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	190 km
Ino	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	190 km
Kashima	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	65000 people	191 km
Chiba	Chiba	Japan	Major city	920000 people	192 km
Kisarazu	Chiba	Japan	City	120000 people	192 km
Sakura	Chiba	Japan	City	180000 people	193 km
Idako	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	193 km
Kimitsu	Chiba	Japan	Village	92000 people	196 km
Kansaki	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	198 km
Namegawa	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	198 km
Chiba-nyutaun	Chiba	Japan	Village	-	200 km
Itako	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	25000 people	201 km
Narage	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	201 km
Negoya	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	201 km
Hamatsuga	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	201 km
Ryugasaki	Chiba	Japan	Village	85000 people	202 km
Koda	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	203 km
Aso	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	203 km
Fuda	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	206 km
Yamada	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	206 km
Edosaki	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	21000 people	207 km
Funabashi	Chiba	Japan	City	560000 people	209 km
Inoue	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	210 km
Ryugaski	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	211 km
Kamagaya	Chiba	Japan	City	110000 people	211 km
Kihara	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	214 km
Ichikawa	Chiba	Japan	City	460000 people	214 km
Hokota	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	28000 people	217 km
Owada	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	218 km
Tokio	Tokyo	Japan	Capital	8.1 million people	218 km
Tóquio	Tokyo	Japan	Capital	8.1 million people	218 km
Tokyo	Tokyo	Japan	Capital	8.1 million people	218 km
Abiko	Chiba	Japan	City	130000 people	218 km
Matsudo	Chiba	Japan	City	460000 people	219 km
Kawasaki	Kanagawa	Japan	Major city	1.3 million people	219 km
Ushiku	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	79000 people	219 km
Yokohama	Kanagawa	Japan	Major city	3.6 million people	222 km
Tamatsukuri	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	224 km
Nagasu	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	225 km
Obari	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	227 km
Fujisawa	Kanagawa	Japan	City	390000 people	227 km
Yatabe	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	228 km
Yabuhana	Kanagawa	Japan	Village	-	231 km
Yoshikawa	Saitama	Japan	Village	60000 people	232 km
Okunoya	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	234 km
Noda	Chiba	Japan	City	120000 people	234 km
Chigasaki	Kanagawa	Japan	City	230000 people	235 km
Hiratsuka	Kanagawa	Japan	City	260000 people	237 km
Chofu	Tokyo	Japan	City	200000 people	238 km
Mito	Ibaraki	Japan	Major city	240000 people	240 km
Atsugi	Kanagawa	Japan	City	230000 people	241 km
Yoshinuma	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	241 km
Iida	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	244 km
Hojubana	Saitama	Japan	Village	-	244 km
Sugaya	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	244 km
Kutsukake	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	245 km
Shimotsuma	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	37000 people	247 km
Kodaira	Tokyo	Japan	City	190000 people	248 km
Omiya	Saitama	Japan	City	440000 people	249 km
Uritsura	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	251 km
Sakai	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	26000 people	251 km
Kurogo	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	252 km
Kadoi	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	255 km
Sekimoto	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	255 km
Hirakata	Saitama	Japan	Village	-	256 km
Kuki	Saitama	Japan	Village	72000 people	257 km
Shimodate	Ibaraki	Japan	City	63000 people	257 km
Morokawa	Ibaraki	Japan	Village	-	258 km
Kawagoe	Saitama	Japan	City	330000 people	259 km
Kurihashi	Saitama	Japan	Village	28000 people	260 km
Konosu	Saitama	Japan	Village	82000 people	261 km
Yatagai	Tochigi	Japan	Village	-	263 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
Tateyama		3				0	183 km
Tokyo Narita International	NRT	42	Civ.	Paved	Yes	13100	187 km
Shimoshizu		30				0	194 km
Kisarazu		3	Mil.	Paved	Yes	6000	195 km
Ryugasaki South		2				0	205 km
Ryugasaki		2				0	208 km
Shimofusa		30	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7300	214 km
Tokyo Haneda International	HND	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	214 km
Yokohama	YOK	unknown				0	221 km
		26				0	222 km
Hyakuri		32	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8800	222 km
Atsugi	NJA	62	Mil.	Paved	Yes	7900	235 km
Chofu		41	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	241 km
Chiba-ken		19				0	244 km
Honda		12				0	261 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Katsuura Ko		Japan	150 km
Choshi	JPCHO	Japan	161 km
Tateyama	JPTTY	Japan	181 km
Kashima	JPKSM	Japan	183 km
Goi	JPGOI	Japan	189 km
Chiba	JPCHB	Japan	193 km
Kisarazu	JPKZU	Japan	194 km
Anegasaki	JPANE	Japan	194 km
Katunan Ko		Japan	207 km
Kawasaki	JPKWS	Japan	214 km
Neghisi	JPNGI	Japan	217 km
Yokohama	JPYOK	Japan	220 km
Ogasawara	JPOGA	Japan	221 km
Tokyo	JPTYO	Japan	226 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Kameyamako	Kameyama	Obitsugawa	1980	172 km
Takatakiko	Takataki	Yorogawa	1990	175 km
Yamakura	Yamakura	Yamakuragawa	1964	184 km
Kori	Kori	Korigawa	1972	190 km
Kasumigaura	Kasumigaura-Kaihatsu	Tonegawa	1995	198 km
Miyukiko	Gongendochosetsuchi	Nakagawa	1991	258 km
Yanakako	Wataraseyusuichi	Watarasegawa	1989	267 km

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