M 6.1 in Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan from 14 Nov 2022 08:08 UTC to 08:08

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: 6.1M
Depth: 356 Km
Lat/Lon: 33.73 , 137.5
Event Date: 14 Nov 2022 08:08 UTC
14 Nov 2022 17:08 Local
Exposed Population: 470 thousand in MMI III
Source: GEOFON gfz2022whup
Inserted at: 14 Nov 2022 08:15 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)
GDACS score
GEOFON 0 0
gfz2022whup Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1473096 0 14 Nov 2022 08:08 6.1M, 356km 3.21 470 thousand (in 100km) 00:07 GEOFON
1473099 0 14 Nov 2022 08:08 6.1M, 357.441km 3.19 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 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 off shore.

Radius Population
100 km 63000 people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kamiji Kamiji Kamijigawa 1972 100 km

More information

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