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The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA; 気象庁, Kishō-chō) is a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism dedicated to the scientific observation and research of natural phenomena. Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo the agency collects data on meteorology, hydrology, seismology, volcanology, and other related fields.
It was the first time that an earthquake in Japan was officially measured at a seismic intensity (shindo in Japanese) of the highest Level 7 on the scale of Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). After the earthquake, seismic intensity observation in Japan was fully mechanized (from April 1996) and JMA seismic intensity Levels 5 and 6 were each ...
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) officially named this earthquake the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake (Japanese: 令和6年能登半島地震, Hepburn: Reiwa 6-nen Noto-hantō Jishin). [6] It led to Japan's first major tsunami warning since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, [7] and a tsunami of 7.45 m (24 ft) was measured along the Sea of Japan ...
In Japan, according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report, 194 people were killed, 8 were missing, and 4,972 people were injured. These totals made Nancy the sixth-deadliest typhoon to hit Japan at the time. Timely warnings and adequate preparations were probably responsible for the relatively low death toll.
Mabi, Kurashiki, Okayama In late June through mid-July 2018, successive heavy downpours in southwestern Japan resulted in widespread, devastating floods and mudflows.The event is officially referred to as Heisei san-jū-nen shichi-gatsu gōu (平成30年7月豪雨, "Heavy rain of July, Heisei 30") by the Japan Meteorological Agency. [1]
The event is officially referred to as Reiwa ni-nen shichi-gatsu gōu (令和2年7月豪雨, "Heavy rain of July, Reiwa 2") by the Japan Meteorological Agency. [1] As a result of flooding and landslides, 77 people were confirmed dead (includes 1 death due to cardiopulmonary arrest) and approximately seven are missing. [2]
UTC time: 1948-06-28 07:13:31: ISC event: 897413: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: June 28, 1948 (): Local time: 16:13:31 JST: Magnitude: 6.8 M w [1]: Depth: 10 km (6.2 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Intraplate earthquake: Areas affected: Japan: Total damage: US$1 billion [2]: Max. intensity: MMI IX (Violent) [2] JMA 6 (now equivalent to JMA 7): Casualties: 3,769 dead [3] [4] [5] 22,203 injured [4 ...
Later the same day, death toll continued to rise and reached 54 after reports from the search and rescue operations listed more people as dead. [56] Soon, Air Worldwide reported that the total losses caused by Talas in Japan could have exceeded US$600 million. [57] On September 8, the death toll rose to 59, while 50 others were still missing.