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The most recent similar-sized comparable to the 2021 quake was the 6.9 M w 2016 Fukushima earthquake, which occurred just southwest of where the February 2021 earthquake struck. That earthquake was the result of normal faulting within the overriding Okhotsk Sea Plate at a depth of 9 km (5.6 mi). [22]
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.
The earthquake had a depth of 47.3 km or 66 km and a maximum intensity of VI (Strong) or Shindo 5 upper. [30] According to the Japan Meteorological Survey, the earthquake would not be considered an aftershock of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake as such announcements had ceased as of April 1 of 2021. [31]
Japan’s Meteorological Agency warns major quakes could hit the area over the next week Japan earthquake – latest: Aftershocks continue in quake zone as death toll rises to 64 Skip to main content
Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but the latest shaking caused no major damage.
The massive earthquake reportedly killed at least 4 people, caused buildings to collapse and power to be knocked out. Multiple deaths reported following powerful earthquake in Japan Skip to main ...
The 2021 Haiti earthquake was the largest to strike the country since the 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake. More than 138,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, most of them in Les Cayes and Nippes. 2,248 people were killed, 12,763 others were injured and 329 people remained missing. It is the deadliest earthquake of 2021. [338] 2,248 12,763 16 [339]
In Japan, the Shindo scale is commonly used to measure earthquakes by seismic intensity instead of magnitude. This is similar to the Modified Mercalli intensity scale used in the United States or the Liedu scale used in China, meaning that the scale measures the intensity of an earthquake at a given location instead of measuring the energy an earthquake releases at its epicenter (its magnitude ...