Japan: Earthquake: 2003/07/26
GLIDE: EQ-2003-000354-JPN
| Period | 2003/07/26 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Japan |
| Event Type | Earthquake |
| Outline | At 7.13 a.m. (2313-1 GMT) on Saturday, July 26, 2003, a strong earthquake, estimated magnitude 6.2, hit northern Japan near the city of Sendai. The earthquake has injured 100, power supply is cut off in 100 thousand houses. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Situation Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency (as of July 30) | ||
| Injured 630 people (including 18 seriously injured) | Totally Destroyed 218 houses Half Destroyed 1,180 houses Partialy Destroyed 4,426 houses |
Fire 3 cases Water supply - damaged 13,925 houses (recovered as of July 30) Electricity - damaged 100,000 houses (recovered as of July 26) |
Related Links
Report/Articles
Fire and Disaster Management Agency, JAPAN
Report on the earthquake hit northern part of Miyagi Prefecture (Japanese)
AFP Report 2003/07/28
A strong quake jolted northern Japan where three powerful earthquakes and some 1,000 aftershocks during the weekend left around 570 people injured.
Mainichi Interactive - Mainichi Daily News
Huge earthquake hits northern Japan
Earthquake Research Institute, Univ. of Tokyo
Special Event Page - 2003/05/26 MIYAGI-Oki Earthquake (Mj 7.0)
Earthquake Information Bulletin, IFRC (2003/07/28)
(UN-OCHA Reliefweb)
CNN News
Strong quakes rock Japan
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention(Japanese only)
Geographycal Data
USGS 2003/07/26
Saturday, July 26, 2003 at 7:22:26 AM local time at epicenter
38.54N 140.96E
USGS 2003/07/26
Saturday, July 26, 2003 at 12:13:11 AM local time at epicenter
38.45N 140.96E
Pictures
Photos of the earthquake
Comment is Japanese only.
Yahoo! news 2003/07/26
AP photos