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.
See also
Notes and References
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 .
- 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.
- 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 .
- 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
- 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.
- 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
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- 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 .
- 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 .
