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The earthquake occurred as the result of thrust faulting near the subduction zone interface plate boundary between the Pacific and North America plates. Moment tensor solutions indicate that slip occurred either on a moderately dipping fault striking to the south, or a moderately dipping fault striking to the north-northeast, consistent with the east–west oriented compression expected in ...
The earthquake occurred on Tuesday, August 16, 2005, and affected Japan's northeastern coast. It triggered a tsunami warning, and buildings shook 200 miles away in the capital, Tokyo . It was initially estimated to have a moment magnitude of 6.8, and the United States Geological Survey later declared it as a 7.2.
The April 2011 Miyagi earthquake (2011年 宮城県沖地震, 2011-Nen Miyagi-ken-oki jishin) occurred off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) east of Sendai, Japan. The M w 7.1 thrust earthquake was classified as an aftershock of the March 11 Tōhoku earthquake , and occurred at 23:32 JST (14:32 UTC ) on ...
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan at 11:36 pm local time, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).The earthquake was preceded by a 6.4-magnitude ...
Miyagi earthquake may refer to: 1936 Miyagi earthquake; 1978 Miyagi earthquake; 2003 Miyagi earthquakes; 2005 Miyagi earthquake; 2011 Tōhoku earthquake;
2021 Miyagi earthquake. 2021 Fukushima earthquake; March 2021 Miyagi earthquake This page was last edited on 13 ...
The May 2003 Miyagi earthquake is an earthquake struck the east coast of the Japanese island of Honshū at 18.24 pm (09:46 UTC) on May 26. [3] The event registered 7.1 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. [4] The quake injured 174 people and caused $97.3 million in damage. [5]
This earthquake struck Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan at 10:53:40 JST on March 20 and lasted for approximately 50 seconds. August 16, 2005: 7.2 M w: 0: 2005 Miyagi earthquake: 宮城県沖地震: Miyagi-ken Oki Jishin: about 55 km (34 mi) due east of the Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture: November 15, 2006: 8.3 M w: 0: 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake