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The 2021 Chiba earthquake (千葉県北西部地震, Chiba-ken Hokuseibu Jishin) was an earthquake that occurred in Japan at 22:41 JST (13:41 UTC) on October 7, 2021. [2] The epicenter was recorded approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) southwest of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture.
The 2012 Chiba earthquake (千葉県東方沖地震, [Chiba-ken Tо̄hо̄ Oki Jishin] Error: {{nihongo}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 12) , lit. ' Eastern Chiba Prefecture offshore earthquake ' ) occurred along the northeastern coast of Chiba Prefecture , Japan at 21:05 JST (12:05 UTC ) on Wednesday, 14 March 2012. [ 3 ]
This is an alphabetically sorted list of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Cities and towns listed here reported at least US$ 100,000 in damage or at least one death.
A strong earthquake shook Tokyo and other areas of eastern Japan on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued. The magnitude 6.1 quake was centered off the east coast of Chiba Peninsula at a depth ...
In Japan, the Shindo scale is commonly used to measure earthquakes by seismic intensity instead of magnitude. This is similar to the Modified Mercalli intensity scale used in the United States or the Liedu scale used in China, meaning that the scale measures the intensity of an earthquake at a given location instead of measuring the energy an earthquake releases at its epicenter (its magnitude ...
Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone places on earth. A massive quake in 2011 caused a tsunami that destroyed huge swaths of northern Japan and caused a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
The 1987 Chiba Prefecture offshore earthquake (Japanese: 千葉県東方沖地震) occurred off the east coast of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture at 11:08:01 JST on December 17, 1987. Tectonic setting
The most devastating recorded natural disaster to affect Japan by death toll was the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, which killed ~105,000 and a further ~6,000 due to the Kantō Massacre in its immediate aftermath. Japan has also been the site of some of the 10 worst natural disasters of the 21st century.