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  2. Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale

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    The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Seismic Intensity Scale [1] (known in Japan as the Shindo seismic scale) [2] is a seismic intensity scale used in Japan to categorize the intensity of local ground shaking caused by earthquakes. Map of Japan showing the distribution of maximum JMA Seismic Intensities by prefecture for the 2011 Tōhoku ...

  3. 2024 Hyūga-nada earthquake - Wikipedia

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    Following the earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a 'Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information' advisory [28] that the probability of a megathrust earthquake along the Nankai Trough increased from a 0.1% per week to 1% chance [29] in what was the first advisory of its kind but clarified that it was not imminent.

  4. Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes ...

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    The death toll from a major earthquake in western Japan reached 100 Saturday, as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble. Deaths had reached 98 earlier in the ...

  5. List of earthquakes in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The earthquake [62]) was a powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake [63] [64] that occurred 10:13 a.m. local time (01:13 UTC) on July 16, 2007, in the northwest Niigata region of Japan. [63] Eleven deaths and at least 1,000 injuries have been reported, and 342 buildings were completely destroyed, mostly older wooden structures.

  6. Powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Japan; tsunami ... - AOL

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    Japan issued a tsunami warning Thursday after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern island of Kyushu.

  7. Japan’s Meteorological Agency warns major quakes could hit the area over the next week Japan earthquakelatest: Aftershocks continue in quake zone as death toll rises to 64 Skip to main content

  8. Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale - Wikipedia

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    In Japan, for shallow (depth < 60 km) earthquakes within 600 km, the Japanese Meteorological Agency calculates [2] a magnitude labeled MJMA, M JMA, or M J. (These should not be confused with moment magnitudes JMA calculates, which are labeled M w (JMA) or M (JMA) , nor with the Shindo intensity scale .)

  9. Massive earthquake hits Japan, triggering tsunami warnings - AOL

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    A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Monday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert and prompting an official warning to residents to evacuate affected coastal areas as soon as possible.