Green earthquake alert (4.7M,depth:10km) in Japan at 6/25/2017 6:17:15 AM

Green Earthquake in Japan

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

• Earthquake Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:10km
• 25 Jun 2017 06:17:15 UTC
• 4941288 people within 100km

Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert.

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

• Magnitude: 4.7 M
• Depth: 10 km (very shallow)
• Source: NEIC
• Location (latitude/longitude): 35.6999, 137.6961
• Time (UTC): 25 Jun 2017 06:17:15
• Time (ECT): 25 Jun 2017 08:17:15

Earthquake Impact Details

The earthquake happened inJapan, Region of Chubu (population 5,172,046). The nearest places are Suhara (0km), Inagawa (2km), Ogawa (2km), Oshima (3km), Yumiya (3km), and 914 more.

The following vulnerable infrastructure is nearby and may be affected.

For logistics, the following access points are nearby. The nearest airports are Matsumoto (runway 6500ft, 55km), (71km), Gifu (runway 8800ft, 82km), and Nagoya (Komaki AFB) (runway 8900ft, 85km). There are no known ports nearby.

The maximum altitude nearby is NaNm.

The population near the earthquake is shown in the table below.

Radius	Population	Density (people/km2)
75 km	1.5 million people	85
50 km	520000 people	67
20 km	21000 people	17
10 km	8800 people	28

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