Earthquake — Japan: Honshu: Tokyo

When

13 Jun 2008

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.9

Where

Japan

Coordinates

39.03° N, 140.88° E

Deaths

23

Injuries

357

Depth km

8

Earthquake in Japan

On 14 June, the 2008 Iwate earthquake struck the Tōhoku region of northeastern Honshū in Japan. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) officially named this earthquake the Iwate–Miyagi Nairiku earthquake in 2008 . This earthquake occurred in the south of the inland of Iwate Prefecture at 8:43 JST on June 14. The JMA magnitude was estimated at MJMA7.2, and the moment magnitude by USGS was at Mw 6.9.

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