Earthquake — Japan: East Coast Honshu

When

16 Aug 2005

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.2

Where

Japan

Coordinates

38.28° N, 142.04° E

Injuries

56

Houses destroyed

1

Depth km

36

Earthquake in Japan

On 16 August 2005, at 11:46:28 JST, a MJMA 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of the Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It injured 100 people and damaged nearly 1,000 homes primarily in the Tōhoku Region.

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