Japan: Earthquake: 2024/08/08
| Period | 2024/08/08 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Japan |
| Event Type | Earthquake |
| Outline | A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan at 16:43 on 8 August 2024, initially prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the coast of Kyushu and Shikoku and for the Meteorological Agency to issue an alert warning of a further possible megaquake along the Nankai Trough area, off the east coast of Japan, for the first time. The earthquake registered a lower 6 on the seven-point Japanese seismic intensity scale, at a depth of 30 kilometers, with its epicenter in the Hyuganada sea off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture. |
| Summary | ||
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| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Cabinet Office 2024/08/15 | ||
| Seriously injured: 3 Slightly injured: 13 Evacuees: 21 |
Totally destroyed houses: 1 Half-destroyed houses: 2 Partially damaged houses: 77 |
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| Cabinet Office 2024/08/11 | ||
| Seriously injured: 3 Slightly injured: 12 Evacuees: 21 |
Totally destroyed houses: 1 Half-destroyed houses: 1 Partially damaged houses: 16 |
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| Cabinet Office 2024/08/09 | ||
| Slightly injured: 8 Evacuees: 88 |
Totally destroyed houses: 1 Partially damaged houses: 2 |
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Related Links
Report/Articles
Cabinet Office 2024/08/15
Damage Caused by the Earthquake with the Epicentre in Hyuganada on 8 August 2024 (in Japanese, as of 19:30, 15 August 2024)
Cabinet Office 2024/08/11
Damage Caused by the Earthquake with the Epicentre in Hyuganada on 8 August 2024 (in Japanese, as of 16:00, 11 August 2024)
Cabinet Office 2024/08/09
Damage Caused by the Earthquake with the Epicentre in Hyuganada on 8 August 2024 (in Japanese, as of 08:30, 9 August 2024)
The Japan Times 2024/08/08
A total of nine people were reported to have been injured in Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures as of 7:30 p.m., according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
Geographycal Data
USGS 2024/08/08
M 7.1 - 20 km NE of Nichinan, Japan, Time: 8 Aug 2024 07:42:55 (UTC), Depth: 25.0 km