Earthquake — Japan: Honshu: Niigata Prefecture

Quand

23 oct. 2004

Type

Séisme

Magnitude

6.6

Position

Japan

Coordonnées

37.23° N, 138.78° E

Deaths

68

Injuries

4805

Damage musd

28000

Houses destroyed

3175

Depth km

16

Earthquake in Japan

The Chūetsu earthquake occurred in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, at 17:56:00 JST on 23 October 2004. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) officially named it the "Heisei 16 Niigata Prefecture Chūetsu Earthquake" . The reverse-faulting shock achieved a maximum JMA seismic intensity of Shindo 7 and Modified Mercalli intensity of XI–XII (Extreme).

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