There were two major earthquakes in 2003 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The first quake in May injured 174 and caused $97.3 million in damage. Another quake in July injured 677.[2] More than 11,000 buildings were affected, causing an estimated $195.4 million in damage.
May earthquake July earthquake 2003 Miyagi earthquakes (Tohoku, Japan) | |
UTC time | 2003-05-26 09:24:33 |
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2003-07-25 22:13:29 | |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
ComCat | |
Magnitude | 7.0 Mw 7.1 MJMA |
6.1 Mw 6.4 MJMA | |
Depth | 68.0 km (42.3 mi) |
6.0 km (3.7 mi) | |
Max. intensity | JMA 6+ MMI VIII (Severe) |
Peak acceleration | 2.08 g |
Casualties | 851 injured |
The May 2003 Miyagi earthquake is an earthquake struck the east coast of the Japanese island of Honshū at 18.24 pm (09:46 UTC) on May 26.[3] The event registered 7.1 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale.[4] The quake injured 174 people and caused $97.3 million in damage.[5]
The July 2003 Miyagi earthquake is a series of earthquakes that occurred in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on July 26.[6][7] The seismic magnitude scale of the mainshock was MJMA6.4.[8] Six hundred and seventy-seven people were injured by the earthquakes.[2]
Date and time (JST) | Magnitude (JMA) | Max. intensity | Depth | Remarks |
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July 26, 0:13 | M5.6 | JMA 6– | 12 km[9] | Foreshock |
July 26, 7:13[10] | M6.4[11][12] | JMA 6+ | 12 km[13] | Mainshock |
July 26, 10:22 | M5.1 | JMA 5– | 13 km[14] | Aftershock |
July 26, 16:56 | M5.5 | JMA 6– | 12 km[15] | |
July 28, 16:08 | M5.1 | JMA 5– | 14 km[16] |