1936 Miyagi earthquake
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| UTC time | 1936-11-02 20:45:57 |
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| ISC event | 903917 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | November 3, 1936 |
| Local time | 05:45 |
| Magnitude | 7.2 Ms |
| Depth | 61 km |
| Epicenter | 38°12′N 142°06′E / 38.2°N 142.1°E |
| Areas affected | Japan |
| Tsunami | Yes |
The 1936 Miyagi earthquake occurred on November 3 at 05:45 local time with a magnitude Ms 7.2, or MJMA 7.4.[1][2] The epicenter was located off the Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Four people were injured. Building damage was reported.[3] In Isobe (磯部) village, nowadays part of Sōma, Fukushima, a small market building collapsed.[4] A tsunami was recorded.[5]
This was one of the recurring interplate earthquakes at the offshore Miyagi with a recurrence interval of about 37 years.[6] Although not officially named by the Japanese Meteorological Agency, in Japanese, this earthquake is commonly known as 1936年宮城県沖地震 (Sen-kyūhyaku-sanjūroku-nen Miyagi-ken-oki Jishin) or 1936年金華山沖地震 (Sen-kyūhyaku-sanjūroku-nen Kinkasan-oki Jishin).[7]
See also
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20111006005302/http://repository.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2261/13019/1/ji0633003.pdf
- ^ p10
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120327224225/http://friuli-as.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/HOKUSHINKEN/PROCEEDINGS/20021210/3.PDF
- ^ Report on the Field Investigation of the Earthquake of November 3, 1936
- ^ "Title Unknown" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Improvement on the Fault Model of Miyagi Earthquake for Hazard Maps
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20050209011757/http://www.bousai.go.jp/jishin/nihonkaikou/2/1_P13_21a.pdf
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.