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The 2011 and 2016 earthquake did not occur on the same fault with the later of the two taking place on a different fault of shallower depth. [9] The mainshock of 2011 was followed by a series of aftershocks off Japan's eastern coast most of which didn't crest over a 5.0 in magnitude; being felt mainly along the Fukushima coastline.
The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes (Japanese: 平成28年熊本地震, Hepburn: Heisei 28-nen Kumamoto jishin) were a series of earthquakes, [2] including a magnitude 7.0 mainshock which struck at 01:25 JST on April 16, 2016 (16:25 UTC on April 15) beneath Kumamoto City of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu Region, Japan, at a depth of about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), [8] and a foreshock earthquake with ...
Earthquakes M5.5+ around Japan (1900–2016) M7.0–7.9=163 EQs, M8.0+=14 EQs. [1]This is a list of earthquakes in Japan with either a magnitude greater than or equal to 7.0 or which caused significant damage or casualties.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 hit northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Powerful quake hits Japan, Fukushima residents urged to flee tsunami Skip to ...
- On April 16, 2016, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Kumamoto on the southern island of Japan, killing more than 220 people. ... 2018, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Osaka, Japan's second ...
The quake's epicenter was near the city of Kumamoto and measured at a depth of 40 km (25 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said.
This is a list of earthquakes in 2016. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, ... A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Japan 24 km (15 mi) ...
The 2016 Tottori earthquake (鳥取県中部地震, Tottori-ken Chūbu Jishin) [6] is an earthquake that occurred in central Tottori Prefecture in Japan on October 21, 2016. [7] [8] [9] It measured 6.2 on the moment magnitude scale. [10] [11] The earthquake left 32 people injured. [12]