2016 Tottori earthquake
| 鳥取県中部地震 | |
  | |
| UTC time | 2016-10-21 05:07 |
|---|---|
| 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 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]
Earthquake
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 鳥取県中部の地震（2016年） – 災害カレンダー
- ^ The Earthquake in Tottori-ken Chubu on 21 October 2016 -Portal- – JMA
- ^ 平成28年10月21日14時07分頃の鳥取県中部の地震について – 気象庁
- ^ "The 2016 Central Tottori Earthquake | GSI HOME PAGE". gsi.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ 日本付近で発生した主な被害地震 – 気象庁
- ^ 平成28年10月21日鳥取県中部地震記録誌 – 鳥取県
- ^ "21st October, 2016 Earthquake in Tottori prefecture – Earthquake Research Institute, the University of Tokyo". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ Kubo, Hisahiko; Suzuki, Wataru; Aoi, Shin; Sekiguchi, Haruko (2017-09-15). "Source rupture process of the 2016 central Tottori, Japan, earthquake (MJMA 6.6) inferred from strong motion waveforms". Earth, Planets and Space. 69 (1): 127. Bibcode:2017EP&S...69..127K. doi:10.1186/s40623-017-0714-3. ISSN 1880-5981.
- ^ "Evaluation of Earthquake in the Central Tottori Prefecture on October 21, 2016 (October 22, 2016)". Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "M 6.2 – 6 km S of Kurayoshi, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ Ross, Zachary E.; Kanamori, Hiroo; Hauksson, Egill; Aso, Naofumi (2018). "Dissipative Intraplate Faulting During the 2016 Mw 6.2 Tottori, Japan Earthquake". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 123 (2): 1631–1642. Bibcode:2018JGRB..123.1631R. doi:10.1002/2017JB015077. ISSN 2169-9356.
- ^ "鳥取県中部を震源とする地震 (第38報)" (PDF). 2018-04-29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "気象庁｜報道発表資料". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "震度データベース検索". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
External links
[edit]- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
- 平成28年10月21日14時07分頃の鳥取県中部の地震について – 気象庁
- 平成28年10月21日鳥取県中部地震記録誌 – 鳥取県
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