Earthquake Red

Shaking Alert
M 6.6, EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN PAGER
Origin Time: Mon 2011-04-11 08:16:13 UTC (17:16:13 local)
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Location: 37.01 N 140.48 E Depth: 10 km Version 2
FOR TSUNAMI INFORMATION, SEE: tsunami.noaa.gov Created: 1 hour, 3 minutes after earthquake

Estimated Fatalities Red alert level for economic losses. Extensive

damage is probable and the disaster is likely
Estimated Economic Losses
widespread. Estimated economic losses are less
59% than 1% of GDP of Japan. Past events with this
alert level have required a national or
34% international level response. 36% 38%
6% 11% 13%
1% Yellow alert level for shaking-related fatalities. 1% 1%
Some casualties are possible.
1 100 10,000 1 100 10,000
10 1,000 100,000 10 1,000 100,000
Fatalities USD (Millions)

Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking

ESTIMATED POPULATION - -* 127* 21,689k* 31,938k 1,647k 216k 70k 20k 0
EXPOSURE (k = x1000)
ESTIMATED MODIFIED
MERCALLI INTENSITY

PERCEIVED SHAKING Not felt Weak Light Moderate Strong Very Strong Severe Violent Extreme
Resistant none none none V. Light Light Moderate Moderate/Heavy Heavy V. Heavy
POTENTIAL Structures
DAMAGE Vulnerable
Structures none none none Light Moderate Moderate/Heavy Heavy V. Heavy V. Heavy
*Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area.

Population Exposure population per ~1 sq. km from Landscan Structures:

Overall, the population in this region resides
in structures that are resistant to earthquake
138°E 139°E 140°E 141°E 142°E shaking, though some vulnerable structures
exist. The predominant vulnerable building
IV
IV

types are heavy wood frame and low-rise

concrete wall construction.

Furukawa
Furukawa Historical Earthquakes (with MMI levels):
Higashine Ishinomaki
Ishinomaki
Higashine Tomiya
Tendo Tomiya
Murakami
Murakami
Tendo
Kaminoyama
Kaminoyama
Sendai
Iwanuma
Iwanuma
Date
(UTC)
Dist. Mag.
(km)
Max
MMI(#)
Shaking
Deaths
Iwanuma
Iwanuma
Niigata Yonezawa
Yonezawa
Shiroishi
Shiroishi 38°N
2004-10-23 152 6.6
1984-09-13 301 6.2
IX(71k)
IX(2)
16
24
MakiNiitsu
Maki Niitsu
Gosen
Gosen Fukushima 1974-05-08 311 6.7 IX(30k) 27
Sanjo
Sanjo
Tsubame
Tsubame Kitakata
Kitakata Nihommatsu
Nihommatsu Recent earthquakes in this area have caused
Nagaoka Koriyama secondary hazards such as tsunamis,
Kashiwazaki
Kashiwazaki
Ojiya
Ojiya Sukagawa
Sukagawa landslides, and fires that might have
contributed to losses.
Itoigawa
Itoigawa
Tokamachi
Tokamachi
Muikamachi
Muikamachi
Kuroiso
Kuroiso Iwaki Iwaki 37°N
Otawara
Otawara
Yaita
Yaita
Imaichi
Imaichi Kitaibaraki
Kitaibaraki Selected City Exposure
Nagano Numata
Numata Utsunomiya
from GeoNames.org

Omachi
Omachi Shibukawa
Shibukawa Funaishikawa
Funaishikawa
MMI City Population
MaebashiOyama
V

Ueda
Ueda
Hotaka
Hotaka Oyama Mito
Annaka Ota
Tomioka Ota
Annaka VIII Ishikawa 19k
Matsumoto
Shiojiri Kumagaya Tsukuba
Kumagaya
Tomioka
VII Daigo 22k
Shiojiri
Chino
Chino ChichibuAgeo
Chichibu Kashima
Kashima 36°N VI Kuroiso 61k
Urawa Abiko
Sawara
Sawara
Urawa Abiko Sawara
Sawara
Ina
Ina
Tokyo
Ome
Ome VI Sukagawa 69k
Hino
Hino Asahi
KofuOtsuki
Otsuki
Asahi VI Takahagi 34k
Iida
Iida
Gotemba Yokosuka
Yokohama VI Kitaibaraki 51k

kmFujiGotemba Miura Kawaguchi

Miura
V Yokohama
V Chiba
3,574k
920k
0 50 100
Kawaguchi
Shinshiro
Shinshiro Shizuoka
Yaizu
Yaizu
Tateyama
Tateyama 35°N V Tokyo 8,337k
IV

IV Sendai 1,038k
Fukuroi
Fukuroi IV Shizuoka 702k
PAGER content is automatically generated, and only considers losses due to structural damage. bold cities appear on map (k = x1000)
Limitations of input data, shaking estimates, and loss models may add uncertainty.
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