2005 Miyagi earthquake
The 2005 Miyagi earthquake was a powerful earthquake that struck the east coast of the Japanese island of Honshu at 11.46am (02:46 UTC) on August 16, causing casualties, building collapses and power outages.
Earthquake characteristics
The earthquake began on Tuesday, August 16th, 2005, and affected Japans northeastern coast. It triggered a tsunami warning, and buildings shook 200 miles away in the capitol Tokyo. It was initially estimated to have a rating of 6.8., and the U.S. Geological Survey later registered it as a 7.2. [1]
Damage and casualties
A tsunami warning was initially raised by the Japanese meteorological agency, but was lifted after only two small waves several centimeters high hit shore.[2] Casualties included those killed because of a pool roof collapse in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture. Initial reports indicated 80 people were injured, but it was later reported by state broadcaster NHK that one person was seriously hurt and thirteen were slightly injured. Seventeen thousand people lost power.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
References
- ^ "Quake Shakes Buildings in Tokyo". The Associated Press. August 16th, 2005. Retrieved 2006-06-20.
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