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The 2021 Chiba earthquake (千葉県北西部地震, Chiba-ken Hokuseibu Jishin) was an earthquake that occurred in Japan at 22:41 JST (13:41 UTC) on October 7, 2021. [2] The epicenter was recorded approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) southwest of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture .
Tsunamis in the Sea of Japan have been observed to arrive faster than those along Japan's Pacific coast. [100] Tsunami modelling executed by the University of Tokyo and Building Research Institute of Japan computed the tsunami to be 3.6 m (12 ft) in Suzu; 3 m (9.8 ft) in Noto; 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in Shika and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in Jōetsu, Niigata.
According to the materials of the Fire and Disaster Prevention Division of the Chiba Prefecture General Affairs Department, two deaths (one in Mobara and another in Ichihara), 26 serious injuries and 118 minor injuries were reported. 16 buildings collapsed, 102 were severely damaged, and 63,692 suffered minor damage. Three fires, power outages ...
The 2012 Chiba earthquake (千葉県東方沖地震, [Chiba-ken Tо̄hо̄ Oki Jishin] Error: {{nihongo}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 12) , lit. ' Eastern Chiba Prefecture offshore earthquake ' ) occurred along the northeastern coast of Chiba Prefecture , Japan at 21:05 JST (12:05 UTC ) on Wednesday, 14 March 2012. [ 3 ]
Sakura Castle (佐倉城, Sakura-jō) was a 17th-century castle, now in ruins, in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture. It was designated one of Japan's Top 100 Castles by the Japanese Castle Foundation. [ 1 ]
The Port of Chiba (千葉港, Chiba-kō) is the largest seaport in Japan, located in Chiba Prefecture on the interior of Tokyo Bay. The Port spans 24,800 hectares (61,000 acres) across the cities of Ichikawa , Funabashi , Narashino , Chiba , Ichihara , and Sodegaura .
Chiba Prefecture (千葉県, Chiba-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. [2] Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,157 km 2 (1,991 sq mi). Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the northwest, and Tokyo to the west.
Chiba (千葉市, Chiba-shi, pronounced) is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. [1] The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In June 2019, its population was 979,768, with a population density of 3,605 people per km 2. The city has an area of 271 ...