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The earthquake [62]) was a powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake [63] [64] that occurred 10:13 a.m. local time (01:13 UTC) on July 16, 2007, in the northwest Niigata region of Japan. [63] Eleven deaths and at least 1,000 injuries have been reported, and 342 buildings were completely destroyed, mostly older wooden structures.
Following the earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a 'Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information' advisory [23] that the probability of a megathrust earthquake along the Nankai Trough increased from a 0.1% per week to 1% chance [24] in what was the first advisory of its kind but clarified that it was not imminent.
The northeastern tip of the Noto Peninsula has been subject to an earthquake swarm for the last three years, with the largest earthquake being a M JMA 6.5 event that took place in May 2023. [13] The 1 January 2024 mainshock was the strongest to hit the peninsula since records began in 1885. [14]
Aftershocks of this earthquake were stronger than the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995, but they happened much less frequently. Over 200 aftershocks were observed in the first 24 hours, with about 400 in total over the first seven days. The largest ones (with M j 5.0 or greater) were June 14, 9:20: M j 5.7: Max. seismic intensity reached Strong 5;
Earthquake 23 Oct 2004: Niigata Prefecture: 36: 2019 Kyoto Animation Fire: Arson: 18 Jul 2019: Kyoto: At least 36 people were killed, [9] [10] with 36 others injured and hospitalized. [11] It is reported to be the worst confirmed mass-murder incident in Japan's post-war history [12] and the worst building fire in Japan's history since the Myojo ...
The earthquake was followed by multiple aftershocks within less than an hour, three of which registering magnitude 5.3. The earthquake itself has been considered an aftershock of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake which had occurred almost ten years prior. [8] The earthquake left three people dead, and at least 186 injured.
The 2016 Fukushima earthquake struck Japan east-southeast of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture at 05:59 JST on November 22 (20:59 Nov 21 UTC) with depth of 11.4 km (7.1 mi). The shock had a maximum intensity of VII (Very strong) on the Mercalli scale .
The 1993 southwest-off Hokkaido earthquake (北海道南西沖地震, Hokkaidō Nansei Oki Jishin) or Okushiri earthquake occurred at 13:17:12 UTC on 12 July 1993 in the Sea of Japan near the island of Hokkaido. [2] It had a magnitude of 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum felt intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale.