M 5.5 in Ryukyu Islands, Japan on 07 May 2022 11:53 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: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.7775 , 126.4617
Event Date: 07 May 2022 11:53 UTC
07 May 2022 19:53 Local
Exposed Population: 10 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us7000h7s7
Inserted at: 07 May 2022 12:11 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000h7s7 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.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1442109 0 07 May 2022 11:53 5.5M, 10km 3.92 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:17 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 unknowed a zone. 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 1442109 26.778/126.462 5.5 10.0 3.916 07 May 2022 12:14 00:20 (new episode)
2 0 1442109 26.778/126.462 5.5 10.0 3.916 07 May 2022 12:25 00:31 (upd of #1)
3 0 1442109 26.778/126.462 5.5 10.0 3.916 07 May 2022 13:58 02:04 (upd of #2)
4 0 1442109 26.778/126.462 5.5 10.0 3.916 08 May 2022 12:40 1d 00:46 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces


Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ohara Okinawa Japan Village - 53 km
Fuija Okinawa Japan Village - 59 km
Shimajiri Okinawa Japan Village - 63 km
Hama Okinawa Japan Village - 79 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
Kumejima UEO 7 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 52 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kume Island Japan 52 km

More information

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