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Hazards
Current Hazards
Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Region |
Lat/Long |
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Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
| Name |
Advisory Date(UTC) |
Wind Speed |
Wind Gusts |
Heading |
Track Speed |
Status |
Pressure |
Lat / Long |
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Active Volcanoes
| Name |
Region |
Activity |
Primary Observatory |
More Information |
Last Updated |
Lat/Long |
| Nishino-shima |
Japan |
Unknown |
Japan Meteorological Agency |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Jan 29 08:10:24 HST 2014 |
27.27° N / 140.88° E |
| Kusatsu-Shiranesan |
Japan |
Unknown |
Japan Meteorological Agency |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Dec 17 06:11:59 HST 2014 |
36.62° N / 138.53° E |
| Miyake-jima |
Japan |
Unknown |
Japan Meteorological Agency |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Jul 28 07:09:14 HST 2010 |
34.08° N / 139.53° E |
| Tori-shima |
Japan |
Unknown |
Japan Meteorological Agency |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Jul 10 08:33:53 HST 2013 |
30.48° N / 140.31° E |
| Asama |
Japan |
Unknown |
Asama Volcano Observatory |
GVP Site Link |
Wed May 06 00:00:00 HST 2009 |
36.4° N / 138.53° E |
| Nishinoshima |
Japan |
Unknown |
Japan Meteorological Agency |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Mar 04 07:04:22 HST 2015 |
27.25° N / 140.87° E |
| Ontakesan |
Japan |
Unknown |
Japan Meteorological Agency |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Feb 25 06:49:34 HST 2015 |
35.89° N / 137.48° E |
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
| Date of First Obs(UTC) |
Date of Last Obs(UTC) |
Description |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
| 17-Mar-2013 |
17-Mar-2013 |
Medium fire/Medium intensity |
36.25 N |
139.68 E |
Historical Hazards
Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)
Last 50 Years
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| Apr 11 2011 08:16 |
6.6 |
11 |
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7 |
JAPAN: HONSHU |
37.0° N / 140.4° E |
| Mar 11 2011 06:15 |
7.9 |
43 |
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JAPAN: NEAR E COAST HONSHU |
36.28° N / 141.11° E |
| Dec 21 2010 00:17 |
7.4 |
14 |
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0 |
JAPAN: BONIN ISLANDS |
26.89° N / 143.73° E |
| Dec 17 2009 00:23 |
4.9 |
7 |
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0 |
JAPAN: HONSHU: ITO |
34.92° N / 139.26° E |
| Aug 10 2009 00:20 |
6.4 |
40 |
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1 |
JAPAN: HONSHU: S COAST |
34.74° N / 138.26° E |
5 Largest Earthquakes
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| Sep 20 1498 00:00 |
8.6 |
0 |
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0 |
JAPAN: ENSHUNADA SEA |
34.0° N / 138.1° E |
| Aug 26 0887 00:00 |
8.6 |
0 |
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0 |
JAPAN: NANKAIDO |
33.0° N / 135.3° E |
| Oct 27 1891 00:21 |
8.4 |
0 |
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7273 |
JAPAN: MINO-OWARI |
35.5° N / 137.0° E |
| Dec 24 1854 00:08 |
8.4 |
0 |
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0 |
JAPAN: NANKAIDO |
33.1° N / 135.0° E |
| Aug 03 1361 00:00 |
8.4 |
0 |
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0 |
JAPAN: NANKAIDO |
33.0° N / 135.0° E |
Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.
Last 100 Years Eruptions
5 Most Recent Eruptions
| Name |
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| OSHIMA |
Oct 04 1990 00:00 |
1.0 |
IZU IS-JAPAN |
34.73° N / 139.38° E |
| TEISHI KAIKYU |
Dec 13 1989 00:00 |
3.0 |
IZU IS-JAPAN |
34.99° N / 139.13° E |
| OSHIMA |
Nov 16 1987 00:00 |
2.0 |
IZU IS-JAPAN |
34.73° N / 139.38° E |
| OSHIMA |
Nov 15 1986 00:00 |
3.0 |
IZU IS-JAPAN |
34.73° N / 139.38° E |
| KUSATSU-SHIRANE |
Dec 26 1983 00:00 |
1.0 |
HONSHU-JAPAN |
36.62° N / 138.55° E |
Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.
5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
| Date(UTC) |
Country |
Location |
Runup(meters) |
Deaths |
Lat / Long |
| Oct 28 2012 00:00 |
JAPAN |
MERA |
0.1 |
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34.92° N / 139.82° E |
| Aug 31 2012 16:23 |
JAPAN |
KUSHIMOTO |
0.2 |
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33.47° N / 135.78° E |
| Mar 11 2011 00:00 |
JAPAN |
TOMIOKA TOWN |
21.1 |
19 |
37.33° N / 141.03° E |
| Mar 09 2011 03:37 |
JAPAN |
ONAHAMA |
0.2 |
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36.93° N / 140.9° E |
| Feb 27 2010 06:16 |
JAPAN |
OMAEZAKI |
0.3 |
0 |
34.6° N / 138.23° E |
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
| Date(UTC) |
Country |
Location |
Runup(meters) |
Deaths |
Lat / Long |
| Apr 24 1771 00:00 |
JAPAN |
ARA |
56.5 |
0 |
35.67° N / 139.78° E |
| Jul 12 1993 00:00 |
JAPAN |
KASHIWAZAKIKO |
54.0 |
0 |
37.37° N / 138.53° E |
| Jun 15 1896 00:00 |
JAPAN |
SHIRAHAMA |
38.2 |
0 |
33.68° N / 135.38° E |
| Mar 11 2011 00:00 |
JAPAN |
TOMIOKA TOWN |
21.1 |
19 |
37.33° N / 141.03° E |
| Dec 23 1854 00:00 |
JAPAN |
TOBA |
21.0 |
74 |
34.48° N / 136.82° E |
Large Wildfires
(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
| Start Date(UTC) |
End Date(UTC) |
Intensity |
Size (sq. km.) |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
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Earthquake Intensity Zones
Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
| Maximum Zone |
| Magnitude IX and above |
Storm Intensity Zones
Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
| Maximum Zone (km/hr) |
| 250+ |
Demography
Population 2001
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 85,423,008 |
45,452 |
Population 2002
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 86,003,808 |
40,666 |
Population 2006
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 86,426,848 |
40,027 |
Population 2007
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 87,072,608 |
41,427 |
Countries
Major Cities
| Country |
Name |
Population |
Status |
Lat / Long |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
5,000,000 and greater |
National and provincial capital |
35.68° N / 139.81° E |
| Japan |
Kawasaki |
1,000,000 to 5,000,000 |
Other |
35.5° N / 139.73° E |
| Japan |
Kobe |
1,000,000 to 5,000,000 |
Other |
34.69° N / 135.22° E |
| Japan |
Kyoto |
1,000,000 to 5,000,000 |
Other |
35.01° N / 135.76° E |
| Japan |
Nagoya |
1,000,000 to 5,000,000 |
Provincial capital |
35.15° N / 136.92° E |
| Japan |
Osaka |
1,000,000 to 5,000,000 |
Provincial capital |
34.64° N / 135.52° E |
| Japan |
Yokohama |
1,000,000 to 5,000,000 |
Other |
35.44° N / 139.62° E |
| Japan |
Gifu |
250,000 to 500,000 |
Provincial capital |
35.41° N / 136.76° E |
Infrastructure
Airports
Nuclear Power Plants
| Name |
Country |
Number of Reactors |
Lat / Long |
| FUGEN ATR |
JAPAN |
1 |
35.75° N / 136.02° E |
| FUKUSHIMA-DAIICHI |
JAPAN |
6 |
37.42° N / 141.03° E |
| FUKUSHIMA-DAINI |
JAPAN |
4 |
37.32° N / 141.03° E |
| HAMAOKA |
JAPAN |
5 |
34.62° N / 138.15° E |
| KASHIWAZAKI KARIWA |
JAPAN |
7 |
37.42° N / 138.58° E |
| MIHAMA |
JAPAN |
3 |
35.7° N / 135.97° E |
| MONJU |
JAPAN |
1 |
35.77° N / 136.0° E |
| OHI |
JAPAN |
4 |
35.53° N / 135.65° E |
| SHIKA |
JAPAN |
2 |
37.05° N / 136.73° E |
| TAKAHAMA |
JAPAN |
4 |
35.52° N / 135.52° E |
| TOKAI |
JAPAN |
3 |
36.46° N / 140.61° E |
| TSURUGA |
JAPAN |
2 |
35.75° N / 136.02° E |
Environment
Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
| Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
| Urban |
52,363 |
3 |
| Rural |
92,589 |
6 |
| Not classified |
1,372,208 |
90 |
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
| Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
| Mixed Forests |
91,111 |
64 |
| Deciduous Broadleaf Forest |
13,532 |
10 |
| Croplands |
12,352 |
9 |
| Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
5,064 |
4 |
| Closed Shrublands |
4,227 |
3 |
| Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic |
3,606 |
3 |
| Urban and Built-Up |
3,334 |
2 |
| Evergreen Broadleaf Forest |
2,424 |
1.7 |
| Open Shrublands |
2,065 |
1.5 |
| Unclassified |
1,667 |
1.2 |
| Woody Savannas |
1,404 |
1 |
| Savannas |
628 |
0.4 |
| Grasslands |
571 |
0.4 |
| Deciduous Needleleaf Forest |
76 |
0.05 |
| Permanent Wetlands |
49 |
0.03 |
| Barren or Sparsely Vegetated |
24 |
0.02 |
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
| Minimum |
Maximum |
Average |
| -6 |
3,664 |
494 |
Average Temperature (degrees C)
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May |
Jun |
Jul |
| low |
11.5 |
15.9 |
19.9 |
| high |
20.8 |
23.6 |
26.9 |
Average Precipitation
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May |
Jun |
Jul |
| mm/day |
5.2 |
8.0 |
6.9 |
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
| Station Name |
Observation Time (UTC) |
Temp (F) |
Wind Speed (MPH) |
Wind Direction |
Sky Condition |
Lat / Long |
| KANSAI INTL |
Mon Mar 18 2013 23:30 |
59F |
3.0 |
W |
Few clouds 2000 ft. |
34.42° N / 135.25° E |
| KOMATSU (CIV/JAS |
Mon Mar 18 2013 23:00 |
57.2F |
9.0 |
SSW |
Few clouds 1500 ft. Broken clouds 2500 ft. Broken clouds 4000 ft. |
36.37° N / 136.42° E |
| NAGOYA/CHUBU |
Mon Mar 18 2013 23:30 |
57.2F |
10.0 |
W |
Few clouds 2000 ft. |
34.87° N / 136.8° E |
| NEW TOKYO INTL A |
Mon Mar 18 2013 23:30 |
64.4F |
6.0 |
NW |
Few clouds 1200 ft. Scattered clouds 5000 ft. |
35.77° N / 140.37° E |
| OSAKA INTL/ITAMI |
Mon Mar 18 2013 23:00 |
59F |
2.0 |
N |
Few clouds 2000 ft. |
34.77° N / 135.43° E |
| TOKYO INTL AIRPO |
Mon Mar 18 2013 23:30 |
62.6F |
3.0 |
N |
Few clouds 3500 ft. |
35.53° N / 139.77° E |
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