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The 1968 Tokachi earthquake (1968年十勝沖地震 Sen-kyūhyaku-rokujūhachi-nen Tokachi-oki Jishin) occurred on May 16 at 0:49 UTC (09:49 local time) in the area offshore of Aomori and Hokkaido. The magnitude of this earthquake was put at M w 8.3. [4] The intensity of the earthquake reached shindo 5 in Aomori, Aomori and Hakodate, Hokkaido. [3]
The 1968 Ebino earthquake (Japanese: えびの地震 [6]) is an earthquake that occurred on February 21, 1968, near the border between Miyazaki, Kumamoto and Kagoshima Prefectures in Japan. [7] [8] Moment magnitude was 6.2. [9] The earthquake left three people dead and 42 people injured. [7]
Japan, off the east coast of Honshu (Magnitude 8.2) ... This is a list of earthquakes in 1968. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower ...
The 1968 Hyūga-nada earthquake (Japanese: 1968年日向灘地震) occurred on April 1 at 09:42 local time. The earthquake had a magnitude of M w 7.5, and the epicenter was located in Hyūga-nada Sea, off the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, Japan. The magnitude of this earthquake was also given as M JMA 7.5. [3] A tsunami was observed. [4]
Architects, engineers and urban planners have long sought to disaster-proof Japan’s buildings through ancient wisdom, modern innovation and ever-evolving regulations. How Japan spent more than a ...
1968 Tokachi earthquake: 1968年十勝沖地震: Sen-kyūhyaku-rokujūhachi-nen Tokachi-oki Jishin: Offshore of Misawa, Japan: This earthquake struck off the coast of Honshu Island, near Misawa Japan, Aomori Prefecture, and was followed by a significant tsunami. The earthquake and ensuing tsunami claimed 52 lives and resulted in significant ...
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has rocked the coast of southern Japan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the earthquake is just a dozen miles off ...
April 1: 1968 Hyūga-nada earthquake; April 1: Abukuma Express line opened; April 12: Kasumigaseki Building opened, was the first modern office skyscraper and tallest building in Tokyo until 1970. April 15: Tōmei Expressway opened