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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.
Recent earthquakes in Japan listed by time of occurrence with localities, magnitude, and maximum intensity. Click on the time of occurrence to see a map showing affected areas; click an affected area on the map to see a more localized shake map showing distribution of intensities (in English).
21:00 (local time) Cascadia subduction zone, United States and Canada: Unknown 9.2 Tsunami in Japan and the Pacific Northwest. 1700 Cascadia earthquake: 31 December 1703 02:00 (local time) Boso Peninsula, Japan: 10,000 8.2 Maximum intensity IX. 1703 Genroku earthquake: 28 October 1707 14:00 (local time) Japan: 5,000 8.7 Tsunami 1707 Hōei ...
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern coast of Japan on Thursday, Aug. 8, prompting the country to issue its first “megaquake” warning. ... The temblor occurred around 4:42 p.m. local ...
A large earthquake shook Kyushu, Japan, just after 9 p.m. local time Monday night, triggering a tsunami advisory for Japan's southeast coast. The quake was centered just offshore of Kyushu, about ...
Japan issued a Tsunami warning after a series of strong earthquakes struck the Sea of Japan on New ... coast a little after 4 p.m. local time (2 a.m. ET), with one reaching a magnitude of 7.6 ...
This is a list of earthquakes in 2024. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS.
A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead Wednesday, as rescue workers fought to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.