2003 Miyagi earthquakes explained

2003 Miyagi earthquakes
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Timestamp:2003-05-26 09:24:33
Timestamp-A:2003-07-25 22:13:29
Magnitude:7.0
7.1
Magnitude-A:6.1
6.4
Depth:68km (42miles)
Depth-A:6.0 km (3.7 mi)
Pga:2.08 g
Casualties:851 injured

There were two major earthquakes in 2003 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The first quake in May injured 174 and caused $97.3 million in damage. Another quake in July injured 677.[1] More than 11,000 buildings were affected, causing an estimated $195.4 million in damage.

May earthquake

The May 2003 Miyagi earthquake is an earthquake struck the east coast of the Japanese island of Honshū at 18.24 pm (09:46 UTC) on May 26.[2] The event registered 7.1 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale.[3] The quake injured 174 people and caused $97.3 million in damage.[4] It had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), based on damage to a road about from the epicenter.[5]

July earthquake

The July 2003 Miyagi earthquake is a series of earthquakes that occurred in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on July 26.[6] [7] The seismic magnitude scale of the mainshock was

6.4.[8] Six hundred and seventy-seven people were injured by the earthquake.
List of Earthquakes!Date and time (JST)!Magnitude (JMA)!Max. intensity!Depth!Remarks
July 26, 0:13M5.6JMA 6–12 km[9] Foreshock
July 26, 7:13[10] M6.4[11] [12] JMA 6+12 km[13] Mainshock
July 26, 10:22M5.1JMA 5–13 km[14] Aftershock
July 26, 16:56M5.5JMA 6–12 km[15]
July 28, 16:08M5.1JMA 5–14 km[16]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 宮城県沖の地震(2003年5月26日) | 災害カレンダー. 2021-06-02. Yahoo!天気・災害. ja.
  3. Web site: 震度データベース検索. live. 2021-06-02. www.data.jma.go.jp. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113060742/https://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/index.html . 2020-11-13 .
  4. Web site: 気象庁 日本付近で発生した主な被害地震(平成8年以降). 2021-06-02. www.data.jma.go.jp.
  5. Classification of road damage due to earthquakes. 10.1007/s11069-011-0025-0. 16 June 2024. 2011. Nat Hazards. Springer Science. Panjamani Anbazhagan. Sushma Srinivas. Deepu Chandran. 60. 2 . 425–460.
  6. Web site: 宮城県北部連続地震(2003年7月26日) | 災害カレンダー. 2021-06-02. Yahoo!天気・災害. ja.
  7. Web site: Seismic Activity in northern Miyagi prefecture on July 26, 2003. live. 2021-06-02. www.jishin.go.jp (Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion). https://web.archive.org/web/20030920114630/http://www.jishin.go.jp:80/main/chousa/03jul_miyagi/index-e.htm . 2003-09-20 .
  8. Web site: デジタル大辞泉. 宮城県北部地震とは. 2021-06-02. コトバンク. ja.
  9. Web site: 震度データベース検索 (1). live. 2021-06-02. www.data.jma.go.jp. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113060742/https://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/index.html . 2020-11-13 .
  10. https://www.jsnds.org/jnds/28_1_2.pdf Investigation of Human Injuries during the July 26, 2003 Northern Miyagi Earthquake with Focus on Furniture Overturning
  11. Okada. Tomomi. Umino. Norihito. Hasegawa. Akira. 2003-12-01. Rupture process of the July 2003 northern Miyagi earthquake sequence, NE Japan, estimated from double-difference hypocenter locations. Earth, Planets and Space. 55. 12. 741–750. 10.1186/BF03352483. 2003EP&S...55..741O . 1880-5981. free.
  12. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/eps1998/55/12/55_12_741/_article/-char/ja/ Rupture process of the July 2003 northern Miyagi earthquake sequence, NE Japan, estimated from double-difference hypocenter locations
  13. Web site: 震度データベース検索 (2). live. 2021-06-02. www.data.jma.go.jp. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113060742/https://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/index.html . 2020-11-13 .
  14. Web site: 震度データベース検索 (3). live. 2021-06-02. www.data.jma.go.jp. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113060742/https://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/index.html . 2020-11-13 .
  15. Web site: 震度データベース検索 (4). live. 2021-06-02. www.data.jma.go.jp. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113060742/https://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/index.html . 2020-11-13 .
  16. Web site: 震度データベース検索 (5). live. 2021-06-02. www.data.jma.go.jp. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113060742/https://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/index.html . 2020-11-13 .