2009 Shizuoka earthquake explained

2009 Shizuoka earthquake
Timestamp:	2009-08-10 20:07:09
Anss-Url:	usp000h05y
Isc-Event:	15742574
Local-Time:	05:07
Magnitude:	6.4
Depth:	26 km
Location:	34.778°N 138.276°W
Countries Affected:	Japan
Casualties:	1 fatality 134 injuries
Intensity:

The 2009 Shizuoka earthquake occurred with a magnitude of 6.4,^{[1] [2]} hitting Shizuoka Prefecture in the south of Honshū, Japan, on August 11 at 05:07 local time (August 10, 20:07 UTC).

Overview

The seismic intensity was observed as shindo 6- in Izu, Yaizu, Makinohara, Omaezaki, Shizuoka.^[3]

One woman was killed in Shizuoka, 134 people were injured, and 6,000 buildings were damaged. In addition, the shoulder of Tōmei Expressway was damaged.^{[4] [5] [6]}

In this area, it is presumed that an M8 class Tokai earthquake will occur in the near future.^[7]

See also

• Earthquake Early Warning (Japan)
• Fault (geology)
• List of earthquakes in 2009
• List of earthquakes in Japan
• Yoshinobu Ishikawa

External links

• M6.2 - near the south coast of Honshu, Japan - United States Geological Survey
• 気象庁 | 平成21年（2009年）8月11日の駿河湾の地震 - Japan Meteorological Agency

Notes and References

1. Web site: Magnitude 6.4 - NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN . 2017-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114031204/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2009/us2009kdb4/ . 2010-01-14 . dead .
2. Magnitude 6.5 by Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) 平成21年8月11日の駿河湾の地震(Japanese) - JMA. Accessed 2009-08-16. Archived 2009-08-22.
3. http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/press/0908/11a/200908110645.html 2009年8月11日05時07分ころの駿河湾の地震について
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8194563.stm Strong quakes hit Japan and India
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20090819053348/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8oDuFVeJPfihHKzIAXV5FIeOkxQ Quake-prone Japan still waiting for 'the big one'
6. http://www.fdma.go.jp/detail/933.html 駿河湾を震源とする地震(第15報):訂正
7. http://www.jishin.go.jp/main/chousa/04aug_sagami/index.htm 相模トラフ沿いの地震活動の長期評価について