Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan from 01 Oct 2022 15:02 UTC to 15:02

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M 5.7 in Japan from 01 Oct 2022 15:02 UTC to 15:02

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:	5.7M
Depth:	28.327 Km
Lat/Lon:	31.3215 , 131.4569
Event Date:	01 Oct 2022 15:02 UTC 02 Oct 2022 00:02 Local
Exposed Population:	About 6000 people in MMI 30 thousand in MMI V
Source:	NEIC us6000iq08
Inserted at:	01 Oct 2022 15:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000iq08	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.57

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1465333		0	01 Oct 2022 15:02	5.7M, 28.327km	4.89	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:24	NEIC
1465890		0	01 Oct 2022 15:02	5.7M, 22.775km	5.2	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		3d 00:09	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 , Region of Kyushu (population 8,166) . The nearest places are Miyanoura, Honjo, Meitsu, Kushima, Aburatsu, Todaka, Igatan, Shibushi, Komei, Udo, and Kagoshima.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.9 million people
75 km	860000 people
50 km	150000 people
20 km	2000 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kyushu	Japan	8200 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Miyanoura	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	13 km
Honjo	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	22 km
Meitsu	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	24 km
Kushima	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	22000 people	29 km
Aburatsu	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	29 km
Todaka	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	35 km
Igatan	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	36 km
Shibushi	Kagoshima	Japan	City	18000 people	38 km
Komei	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	41 km
Udo	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	43 km
Higashi	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	44 km
Karijuku	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	45 km
Obirano	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	47 km
Koyama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Kurokita	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Oriikuno	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	50 km
Oryuzako	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	51 km
Sueyoshi	Kagoshima	Japan	City	20000 people	54 km
Kokonobira	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	55 km
Miyakonojo	Miyazaki	Japan	City	130000 people	57 km
Kinokuchiyama	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Yamanokuchi	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	57 km
Kisaki	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	58 km
Kanoya	Kagoshima	Japan	City	82000 people	58 km
Funahiki	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	59 km
Tano	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	62 km
Kami-zuru	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	63 km
Jogasaki	Miyazaki	Japan	City	-	63 km
O-nejime	Kagoshima	Japan	City	-	64 km
Miyazaki	Miyazaki	Japan	Major city	310000 people	65 km
Tachibandori	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Furue	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Nakamura	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	66 km
Baba	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	67 km
Minato	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Shimo-kuranaga	Miyazaki	Japan	Village	-	68 km
Kunigami	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Futagawa	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Kunikami	Kagoshima	Japan	Village	-	70 km
Kagoshima	Kagoshima	Japan	Major city	550000 people	90 km

see full list

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
Kanoya		65	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7300	59 km
Miyazaki	KMI	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	62 km
Nishinoomote	IIN	unknown				0	70 km
Nyutabaru		79	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8800	84 km
Kagoshima	KOJ	276	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	88 km
Tanegashima	TNE	97	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	99 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Aburatsu	JPABU	Japan	28 km
Shibushi	JPSBS	Japan	37 km
Uchiumi		Japan	47 km
Miyazaki	JPKMI	Japan	63 km
Yamagawa		Japan	79 km
Kiire	JPKII	Japan	86 km
Amamioshima	JPASJ	Japan	89 km
Kagoshima	JPKOJ	Japan	89 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Sakataniko	Nichinan	Sakatanigawa	1984	39 km
Osumiko	Takakuma	Kushiragawa	1968	61 km
Oyodogawadaini	Oyodogawadaini	Oyodogawa	1932	73 km
Oyodogawadaiichi	Oyodogawadaiichi	Oyodogawa	1961	73 km
Saikyo	Saikyo	Matanobugawa	1984	74 km
Nojiriko	Iwase	Iwasegawa	1967	75 km
Onoko	Ayaminami	Honjogawa	1958	88 km
Tachibana	Tachibana	Jarogawa	1963	92 km
Takeyama	Takeyama	Usonokigawa	1986	93 km
Hitotsuse	Hitotsuse	Hitotsusegawa	1963	99 km

More information

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