The 2016 Tottori earthquake (鳥取県中部地震, Tottori-ken Chūbu Jishin)[6] is an earthquake that occurred in central Tottori Prefecture in Japan on October 21, 2016.[7][8][9] It measured 6.2 on the moment magnitude scale.[10][11] The earthquake left 32 people injured.[12]
鳥取県中部地震 | |
UTC time | 2016-10-21 05:07 |
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ISC event | 611830857 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | October 21, 2016[1] |
Local time | 14:07 (JST)[2] |
Magnitude | MJMA 6.6 Mw 6.2 |
Depth | 11 km[3] |
Epicenter | 35°22′48″N 133°51′18″E / 35.380°N 133.855°E[4] |
Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe) JMA 6− |
Peak acceleration | 1.52 g 1494 Gal |
Casualties | 32 injured[5] |
The shock had a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe), and it had a maximum JMA intensity of Shindo 6− (Kurayoshi, Yurihama and Hokuei).[13][14]