[29] Significant land deformation with traces of uplift was observed in and around town, affecting local roads but largely sparing its structures. at 23:18 December 16, 2020 UTC, Location: 2021-01-23 13:12:10 UTC 132.2 km from Epicenter at 36.94, 141.915 [20] In a report from July 2011, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed a death toll of four from the earthquake. Another point of interest is the Fukushima Nuclear Powerplant that ⦠On 11 April a magnitude 7.1 earthquake and on 12 April a magnitude 6.3 earthquake, both with epicenter at Fukushima-Hamadori, caused ⦠Billy Hayes has worked on Haarp for 50 years. Epicenter at 37.136, 141.234 However, the plants closest to the epicenter, Fukushima and Onagawa (see Figure 1), were damaged by the earthquake and resulting tsunami. Epicenter at 40.122, 141.951 at 16:03 January 22, 2021 UTC, Location: (3.2 miles), 2020-12-28 16:15:23 UTC This video shows strong evidence the Alaska Haarp was involved in the Fukushima "9.0" earthquake/Tsunami/nuclear meltdown. Epicenter at 38.986, 142.038 (3.2 miles), 2020-11-22 17:57:39 UTC [15] Most of the structural damage was due to scattered rock- and landslides along hillsides in the vicinity of Iwaki. The epicentre was located some 80 miles (130 km) east of the city of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, and the focus occurred at a depth of 18.6 miles (about 30 km) below the floor of the western Pacific Ocean. 1.2 km from Epicenter at 37.32, 141.588 3. Depth: 37 km. 95.2 km from The plant's seismometers measured PGA of 332 to 680 Gal, the S1 design bases for different units being 170 to 270 Gal and the S2 figure on actual be⦠The epicenter was 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of Sendai, and 373 kilometers (231 miles) northeast of Tokyo. 71.2 km from In the mid-afternoon on the 11th Match, 2011, the giant earthquake with moment magnitude of 9.0 in Japan. at 20:47 January 18, 2021 UTC, Location: 6.2 km from 29.2 km from at 16:15 December 28, 2020 UTC, Location: [21] Focussed at an unusually shallow depth, the earthquake generated significant shaking throughout many adjacent prefectures. Latest Earthquakes in the world. 2011. (21.2 miles). If the initial estimate is confirmed, it will be the fifth largest earthquake in recorded history. at 19:40 December 24, 2020 UTC, Location: "Fukushima Hamadōri earthquake"[2]) was a potent magnitude 6.6 Mw intraplate aftershock that occurred at 17:16 JST (08:16 UTC) on 11 April, in the Hamadōri region of Fukushima, Japan. at 05:36 January 09, 2021 UTC, Location: The earthquake hit early morning on Wednesday 23 December 2020 at 2:04 am local time at a shallow depth of 20.3 km. Epicenter at 37.149, 141.563 The Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident is a series of incidents, including four separate explosions, that took place at the Naraha nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Epicenter at 40.866, 142.56 With a shallow focus of 13 km (8.1 mi), the earthquake was centred inland about 36 km (22 mi) west of Iwaki, causing widespread strong to locally severe shaking. Fukushima, Japan has had: (M1.5 or greater) 2 earthquakes in the past 24 hours 3 earthquakes in the past 7 days; 11 earthquakes in the past 30 days; 76 earthquakes in the past 365 days The massive earthquake of magnitude 9.0 on March 11th 2011 struck the Tohoku region, where the epicenter was 130km away from Oshika Peninsula and the depth was 24 km. Hachinohe (20.2 miles), 2020-12-24 19:40:07 UTC Namie [19][20], The earthquake struck in the late afternoon near a moderately populated region of the Fukushima Prefecture, although most structures around the epicentre were resistant to earthquake shaking. By Nick Wiltgen, The Weather Channel. 52.2 km from Epicenter at 37.473, 139.015 Ami [6][13] Early estimates placed the strength of the earthquake at a magnitude of 7.0–7.1, but the United States Geological Survey (USGS) lowered the magnitude to 6.6. Iwaki Namie Click the map to zoom in Earthquake Information (Earthquake and ⦠4.5 magnitude earthquake. (1.2 miles), 2020-11-22 10:05:54 UTC The magnitude 9.1 Mw Fukushima Hamadōri earthquake occurred inland on 11 April 2011 at 08:16 UTC at a focal depth of 13 km (8.1 mi), about 36 km (22 mi) west of Iwaki, Fukushima, or 161 km (100 mi) north-northeast of Tokyo. World earthquake list. Earthquake information for europe. The word epicenter is made up of two words of Greek origin. [5][6], Surveys near the epicentre revealed a surface rupture of about 11 km (6.8 mi) and numerous fault scarps, with general vertical displacements of 0.8 to 1.5 m (2.6 to 4.9 ft); a maximum displacement of 2.3 m (7.5 ft) occurred at the small village of Shionohira. About 20,000 disappeared and dead have been confirmed. Subscribe to ad-free EarthquakeTrack Plus for the best earthquake tracking experience plus additional features and subscriber-only perks. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Japan, with its epicenter located some 129 kilometers from the city of Namie in Fukushima prefecture, US Geological Survey reported. 2. April 2011 Fukushima earthquake was a potent magnitude 6.6 Mw intraplate aftershock that occurred at 17:16 JST on 11 April, in the HamadÅri region of Fukushima, Japan. 32.2 km from [2] Ever since the earthquake triggered their reactivation, the Shionohira and Yunodake faults have provided essential data for local geological surveys on regional land deformation, sedimentary rock distribution and landslide vulnerability. at 12:50 December 08, 2020 UTC, Location: Epicenter at 36.869, 141.17 at 09:43 January 16, 2021 UTC, Location: This is all happening off the East Coast of Japan, around the same area that experienced the worst tsunami damage after the 2011 9.0 earthquake. 18.2 km from EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN 2011, Fukushima Daiichi, Japan Quake Epicenter, Sendai earthquake, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Tohoku Earthquake, Philippine Plate, Kobe University, eastern Honshu, Miyagi prefecture, Jim Stoneâs report, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), University of Tsukuba, Epicenter at 37.85, 142.624 An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred late at night on Saturday 23 January 2021 at 10:12 pm local time near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan, as reported by NIED. (44.2 miles), 2021-01-09 05:36:33 UTC Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/oureyesyoureyes We talk quickly about the recent earthquake happened in Japan (4th August 2019). Epicenter at 36.045, 140.025 32.2 km from On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m. local time (05:46 Universal Time, or UTC), a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan, at 38.3 degrees North latitude and 142.4 degrees East longitude. Epicenter at 36.067, 140.257 (11.2 miles), 2021-01-10 06:38:19 UTC fukushimaontheglobe.com/the-earthquake-and-the-nuclear-accident The epicenter of the earthquake was 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of Sendai, the northeastern part of Japan. Epicenter at 36.583, 141.064 [28] Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan postponed a press conference scheduled for 17:50 JST marking the one-month anniversary of the catastrophic Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Just a ⦠at 07:42 December 17, 2020 UTC, Location: at 17:23 December 20, 2020 UTC, Location: Notes. [15] Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant – distanced 70 km (43 mi) from the epicentre[1][23] – evacuated to safety, and external power to the plant was cut. [8] These observations indicated that the earthquake occurred as a result of normal dip-slip faulting with some strike-slip component. [7], Although it was centred near a different fault zone, the earthquake was classified as an aftershock of the 11 March Tōhoku earthquake, which occurred offshore about 235 km (146 mi) to its northeast. Epicenter at 37.753, 141.739 On 16 July 2007 the magnitude 6.8 Niigata Chuetsu-Oki earthquake occurred with epicentre only 16 km from Tepco's Kashiwazaki Kariwa 7965 MWe nuclear power plant. The Tohoku Earthquake of March 11, 2011, had a magnitude at the epicenter of 9.0. [3][4] This intraplate earthquake occurred in the vicinity of the Idosawa Fault – a shallow crustal fault in the Hamadōri region near Tabito town, Iwaki city, that had previously been inactive. [15] A warning for a localised tsunami of up to 2.0 m (6.6 ft) was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency; however, no significant waves were recorded, and the warning was cancelled soon thereafter. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in northern Ibaraki at a depth of 60 kilometers (37 miles). Ishinomaki at 06:38 January 10, 2021 UTC, Location: The segments of the Idosawa Fault associated with this surface feature were classified as the "Shionohira Fault" in 2011. 4. Intensitiy measures the strength Source: GRS, 2011 F: Fukushima ⦠(38.2 miles), 2021-01-22 16:03:57 UTC Fukushima Rocked by Two Earthquakes in One Hour, Epicenter Near Nuclear Plants. Selon les données des réseaux sismologiques KiK-net et K-net (www.kik.bosai.go.jp et www.k-net.bosai.go.jp), les accélérations maximales du ⦠The epicenter of the quake">earthquake was located in northern Ibaraki at a depth of 60 kilometers (37 miles). 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