Overall Green Volcanic eruption alert for Kuchinoerabujima in Japan on 16 Jan 2020 00:00 UTC

Event summary

Volcanic eruption Kuchinoerabujima is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Name:	Kuchinoerabujima
Lat/Lon:	30.443 , 130.217
Event Date:	16 Jan 2020 00:00 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	About 2000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km:	About 110000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	4
Population exposure index:	2
Inserted at:	16 Jan 2020 10:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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Historical Timeline

Volcano Timeline

ID	GDACS alert color	Date	Eruption Details	Source
1		16 Jan 2020 00:00		JRC

Exposed population

The eruption happened in Japan , Region of Kyushu (population 13,296,000) . The nearest places are Nanakama, Mukaehama, Hommura, Shimmwa, Nagata, Segire, Kurio, Nakama, Miyanoura, Yudomari, and Takabo.

Radius	Population
100 km	110000 people
75 km	16000 people
50 km	12000 people
30 km	2100 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

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Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kyushu	Japan	13.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Nanakama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	2 km
Mukaehama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	2 km
Hommura	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	3 km
Shimmwa	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	4 km
Nagata	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	20 km
Segire	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	23 km
Kurio	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	28 km
Nakama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	29 km
Miyanoura	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	32 km
Yudomari	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	34 km
Hirauchi	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Kojima	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	38 km
Onoaida	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	40 km
Haro	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	42 km
Mugyu	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	42 km
Ambo	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Funayuki	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Katadomari	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	52 km
Kuchinoshima	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	58 km
Shimama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Ushino	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Shimo-Nishime	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Nishino	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	64 km
Kaminaka	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Shimonaka	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Sakai	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	69 km
Takabo	Kagoshima	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
Yakushima	KUM	37	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	43 km
Tanegashima	TNE	97	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	71 km
Nishinoomote	IIN	unknown				0	88 km

Ports

Name	Country	Distance
Tokara Island	Japan	75 km
Makurazaki	Japan	91 km
Yamagawa	Japan	93 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Saikyo	Saikyo	Matanobugawa	1984	86 km

Nuclear plants

Tsunami impact

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Tsunami affected locations

Initial conditions

More information

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