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Japan: Earthquake: 2018/09/06 Country Information on DRR

Period 2018/09/06
Country or District Japan
Event Type Earthquake
Outline A powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido the northern island on 6 September 2018, causing landslides.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Cabinet Office 2018/09/11
Dead: 41
Seriously injured: 9
Slightly injured: 642
Injured unknown degree: 24
Totally damaged houses: 32
Halfly damaged houses: 18
Partially damaged houses: 10
Emergency Management HQ, FDMA (as of 2018/09/09)
Dead: 37
Injured: 401
Totally destroyed houses: 32
Partially damaged houses: 28
Cabinet Office 2018/09/06
Dead: 2
Cardiac Arrest: 1
Seriously injured: 3
Slightly injured: 22
Injured unknown degree: 98
damaged houses: 32
Cabinet Office 2018/09/06
cardiac arrest: 1
Seriously injured: 1
Slightly injured: 27
Injured unknown degree: 8
damaged houses: 23

Related Links

Report/Articles

Cabinet Office 2018/09/11
Report of Cabinet Office as at 8:00, 11 September 2018

The Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion
Evaluation of seismic intensity, number of after shakes, epicenter, earthquake acceleration, etc. (pdf, Japanese)

Emergency Management HQ, FDMA (as of 2018/09/09)
Situation Report No. 18 of 2018 Hokkaido Iburi Tobu Earthquake (pdf, Japanese)

Cabinet Office 2018/09/06
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:00, 6 September 2018

Cabinet Office 2018/09/06
Report of Cabinet Office as at 9:30, 6 September 2018

Pictures

Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo 2018/09/06
Earthquake Shake by Hokkaido Iburi Chutobu Earthquake (Japanese page)

Emergency Management HQ, FDMA (2018/09/07)
Pictures of Search and Rescue Activities by Fire Departments