2007 Noto earthquake
Coordinates: 37°16′N 136°36′E / 37.267°N 136.6°E
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| Date | March 25, 2007 |
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| Magnitude | 6.9 Mw |
| Countries or regions affected |  Japan |
| Casualties | 1 dead, 170 injured |
At 9:42 a.m. on March 25, 2007, the Noto Peninsula Earthquake (能登半島地震 Noto hantō jishin), a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, struck the Hokuriku region of Japan, near the Noto Peninsula. The earthquake shook the city of Nanao and the town of Anamizu with a seismic intensity of 6+ on Japan's shindo scale. One death, in the city of Wajima, and at least 214 injuries have been reported. A tsunami advisory was immediately made for the Kaga coast and Noto coast, and a 10-20 cm wave hit shore about 30 minutes later. [1]
The Japan Meteorological Agency placed the earthquake at 37.3°N, 136.5°E, at a depth of 50 km. It estimated the magnitude at 7.1, but later revised its estimate to 6.9.
Japanese broadcaster NHK reported an aftershock as strong as magnitude 5.3 at 6:11 p.m. [2]
See also
References
- ^ "Hokuriku quake kills one, injures 170". The Japan Times. 2007-03-26. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070326a1.html.
- ^ "Aftershock hits as quake injury toll reaches 170". AP via News Limited. 2007-03-26. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,21446505-401,00.html.
Sources
- "Strong quake off Japan kills 1, injures scores". AP via CNN. 2007-03-25. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/quake.japan.ap/index.html.
- Japan Meteorological Agency (Japanese)
- "Earthquakes rock Pacific nations". BBC. 2007-03-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6492473.stm.
- "6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Kills 1, Injures 170 in Japan". AP via Fox. 2007-03-25. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,260942,00.html.
- Hamada, Masanori; Ömer Aydan, Akio Sakamoto (2007-04). "A Quick Report on Noto Peninsula Earthquake on March 25, 2007" (PDF). Japan Society of Civil Engineers. http://www.jsce-int.org/disaster_report/noto_report.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
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