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The Chūetsu offshore earthquake (新潟県中越沖地震, Niigata-ken Chūgoshi Oki Jishin) [2] [3] [4]) was a powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake [1] [5] [6] that occurred 10:13 local time (01:13 UTC) on July 16, 2007, in the northwest Niigata region of Japan. The earthquake, which occurred at a previously unknown offshore fault [7] shook ...
The 1804 Kisakata earthquake (Japanese: 象潟地震) struck Dewa Province, Japan on July 10, 1804 with a magnitude of 7.0. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The earthquake killed approximately 300–500 people. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Nearby Mount Chokai erupted at about the same time as the earthquake. [ 6 ]
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.
The death toll from a major earthquake in western Japan reached 100 Saturday, as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble. Deaths had reached 98 earlier in the ...
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Chūetsu, Japan on July 16 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Eleven people were killed, more than 1,000 were injured and a minor tsunami was triggered. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mikuni, Japan on July 15 at a depth of 350.4 km (217.7 mi).
A woman in her 90s was pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan late Saturday, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and ...
WAJIMA, Japan (Reuters) -The United States said on Friday it is preparing military logistical support and aid for regions in Japan devastated by an earthquake that killed 94 people, forced about ...
This is a list of Japanese disasters by their death toll. Included in the list are disasters both natural and man-made, but it excludes acts of war and epidemics . The disasters occurred in Japan and its territories or involved a significant number of Japanese citizens in a specific event, where the loss of life was 30 or more.