2000 Tottori earthquake
Earthquake in Japan
35°16′N 133°19′E / 35.27°N 133.31°E / 35.27; 133.31 [1]JMA 6+
The 2000 Tottori earthquake (Japanese: 鳥取県西部地震) occurred on 6 October 2000, at 13:30:20 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The epicenter was near Yonago and Matsue. About $150 million in damage was caused (with 104 buildings destroyed) and between 130-182 people were injured.
See also
References
- ^ a b c ISC (2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ a b c d USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
- ^ USGS. "M6.7 - western Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Fethi Semmane, Fabrice Cotton, and Michel Campillo (2005). "The 2000 Tottori earthquake: A shallow earthquake with no surface rupture and slip properties controlled by depth". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 110 (B3). Bibcode:2005JGRB..110.3306S. doi:10.1029/2004JB003194.
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Further reading
- Ohmi, S.; Watanabe, K.; Shibutani, T.; Hirano, N.; Nakao, S. (2002), "The 2000 Western Tottori Earthquake—Seismic activity revealed by the regional seismic networks—", Earth, Planets and Space, 54 (8): 819–830, Bibcode:2002EP&S...54..819O, doi:10.1186/BF03352075
- Umeda, K.; Asamori, K.; Negi, T.; Kusano, T. (2011), "A large intraplate earthquake triggered by latent magmatism", Journal of Geophysical Research, 116 (B1): B01207, Bibcode:2011JGRB..116.1207U, doi:10.1029/2010JB007963
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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