Japan: Earthquake: 2005/03/20
GLIDE: EQ-2005-000047-JPN
| Period | 2005/03/20 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Japan |
| Event Type | Earthquake |
| Outline | A strong earthquake (M7.0, D9km) hit off the western coast of Fukuoka Prefecture and caused major damages in the prefecture. One person was dead. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Cabinet Office, White Paper on Disaster Management (2005) 2005/06/01 | ||
| Death: 1 Missing: 0 Injured: 1,087 |
Collapsed houses: 133 total collapse 244 half collapse 8,620 partial damage |
Evacuation advisory to 81 people and the total of 2,999 people evacuated. |
| Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of April 21) | ||
| Death: 1 Injured: 1,076 |
Houses destroyed : 129 Houses partially destroyed: 205 Houses damaged: 8,086 |
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| Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of April 15) | ||
| Death: 1 Injured: 1,015 |
Houses destroyed : 454 Houses partially destroyed: 1,033 Houses damaged: 3,843 |
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| Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of March 25) | ||
| Death: 1 Injured: 767 |
Houses destroyed : 356 Houses partially destroyed: 755 Houses damaged: 2,970 |
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| Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of March 22) | ||
| Death: 1 Injured: 675 |
Houses destroyed : 17 Houses partially destroyed: 159 Houses damaged: 2,115 |
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| Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of March 21) | ||
| Death: 1 Injured: 295 |
Houses destroyed : 17 houses partially destroyed: 159 houses damaged: 270 |
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| Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of March 20) | ||
| Death:1 people Injured: 118 people |
Destroyed: several houses Half destroyed: 53 houses Partly destroyed: 71 houses |
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Related Links
Report/Articles
Cabinet Office, White Paper on Disaster Management (2005) 2005/06/01
A strong earthquake (M7.0, D9km) hit off the western coast of Fukuoka Prefecture and caused major damages in the prefecture. One person was dead.
Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of April 21)
(Japanese Information) Situation Report of the earthuake of Fukuoka Prefecture, southern Japan
Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of April 15)
(Japanese Information) Situation Report of the earthuake of Fukuoka Prefecture, southern Japan
Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of March 25)
(Japanese Information) Situation Report of the earthuake of Fukuoka Prefecture, southern Japan
Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of March 22)
(Japanese Information) Situation Report of the earthuake of Fukuoka Prefecture, southern Japan
Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of March 21)
(Japanese Information) Situation Report of the earthuake of Fukuoka Prefecture, southern Japan (No.8)
Reuters 2005/03/20
Nearly 3,000 people took refuge at evacuation centers on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu on Monday, a day after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck, killing one and injuring about 500 people.
Situation Report by Fukuoka Prefecture (Japanese)
(as of 22:00, 20 March 2005)
1 Dead, 114 Injured, 2,607 Evacuee
16 Totally Destroyed Houses, 159 Half Destroyed Houses
BBC News 2005/03/20
At least 250 people in Kyushu, Japan have been injured and at least one killed by a powerful earthquake, which had a magnitude of seven.
Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of March 20)
(Japanese Information) Situation Report of the earthuake of Fukuoka Prefecture, southern Japan (No.6)
Reuters Alertnet 2005/03/20
Powerful quake hits south Japan, one killed
Geographycal Data
Japan Meteorological Agency
Prompt Report on Seismic Intensity (around 10:53 JST 20/3/2005)
USGS National Earthquake Information Center 2005/03/20
A strong earthquake occurred at 01:53:42 (UTC) on Sunday, March 20, 2005. The magnitude 6.4 event has been located in KYUSHU, JAPAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)