Overall Green Volcanic eruption alert for Nishinoshima in Japan on 24 Dec 2019 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Volcanic eruption for Nishinoshima

in Japan

Event summary

Volcanic eruption Nishinoshima is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Name:	Nishinoshima
Lat/Lon:	27.247 , 140.874
Event Date:	24 Dec 2019 00:00 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	No people affected
Exposed Population 100km:	No people affected
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	2
Population exposure index:	1
Inserted at:	24 Dec 2019 04:57 UTC

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Historical Timeline

Volcano Timeline

ID	GDACS alert color	Date	Eruption Details	Source
1		24 Dec 2019 00:00		TOKYO

Exposed population

The eruption happened in .

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

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Affected Provinces

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Critical infrastructure

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

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Tsunami impact

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Tsunami affected locations

Initial conditions

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