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The 2011 and 2016 earthquake did not occur on the same fault with the later of the two taking place on a different fault of shallower depth. [9] The mainshock of 2011 was followed by a series of aftershocks off Japan's eastern coast most of which didn't crest over a 5.0 in magnitude; being felt mainly along the Fukushima coastline. [9]
The 2011 Tohoku earthquake was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and is the fourth largest earthquake in recorded history, a tsunami up to 40.5 m (133 ft) high caused 19,745 deaths with 6,242 people injured, and 2,556 people missing.
Earthquakes M5.5+ around Japan (1900–2016) M7.0–7.9=163 EQs, M8.0+=14 EQs. [1]This is a list of earthquakes in Japan with either a magnitude greater than or equal to 7.0 or which caused significant damage or casualties.
- On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck northeast Japan, killing nearly 20,000 people and causing a meltdown in Fukushima, leading to the world's worst nuclear disaster ...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 hit northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Kyushu, Japan see 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes: 32.788 130.704 273 6.2 M w (USGS) Centred 3 km west of Kumamoto–shi, Japan, at a depth of 9.0 km. [183] April 15, 2016 16:25 32.793 130.749 7.0 M w (USGS) Centred 0 km ENE of Kumamoto–shi, Japan, at a depth of 10.0 km. [184] April 16, 2016 23:58 Near the coast of Ecuador see 2016 Ecuador ...
A seismogram recorded in Massachusetts, United States. The magnitude 9.1 (M w) undersea megathrust earthquake occurred on 11 March 2011 at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) in the north-western Pacific Ocean at a relatively shallow depth of 32 km (20 mi), [9] [56] with its epicenter approximately 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku, Japan, lasting approximately six minutes.
The quake caused minor damage to façades of some buildings, especially in Bucharest. [citation needed] A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Japan 13 km (8.1 mi) northeast of Daigo, Ibaraki Prefecture on December 28 at a depth of 7.0 km (4.3 mi).