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Japan: Earthquake: 2016/10/21 Country Information on DRR

Period 2016/10/21
Country or District Japan
Event Type Earthquake
Outline A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 shook parts of western Honshu, Japan on 21 October 2016. Five people are reported to have been injured in Tottori Prefecture.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Cabinet Office 2016/11/22
Seriously injured: 5
Slightly injured: 25
Totally collapsed house: 12
Halfly collapsed house: 95
Partially collapsed house: 12,525
Non residential building: 52
Debris flow: 2
Slope failure: 23
Cabinet Office 2016/10/26
Seriously injured: 4
Slightly injured: 22
Totally collapsed house: 2
Halfly collapsed house: 3
Partially collapsed house: 2,663
Non residential building: 4
Debris flow: 2
Slope failure: 20
Cabinet Office 2016/10/26
Seriously injured: 4
Slightly injured: 22
Totally collapsed house: 2
Halfly collapsed house: 3
Partially collapsed house: 745
Non residential building: 5
Debris flow: 2
Slope failure: 9
Cabinet Office 2016/10/24
Seriously injured: 4
Slightly injured: 20
Totally collapsed house: 2
Halfly collapsed house: 2
Partially collapsed house: 355
Non residential building: 6
Debris flow: 2
Slope failure: 7
Cabinet Office 2016/10/22
Seriously injured: 2
Slightly injured: 19
Totally collapsed house: 3
Halfly collapsed house: 1
Partially collapsed house: 174
Cabinet Office 2016/10/21
Slightly injured: 1

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Report/Articles

Cabinet Office 2016/11/22
Report of Cabinet Office as at 12:00, 22 November 2016

Cabinet Office 2016/10/26
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:00, 26 October 2016

Cabinet Office 2016/10/26
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:00, 26 October 2016

Cabinet Office 2016/10/24
Report of Cabinet Office as at 08:00, 24 October 2016

Cabinet Office 2016/10/22
Report of Cabinet Office as at 12:00, 22 October 2016

Cabinet Office 2016/10/21
Report of Cabinet Office as at 17:00, 21 October 2016

Japan Times 2016/10/21
About 2,700 residents evacuated from their homes, according to local officials.