2007 Noto earthquake

Coordinates: 37°16′N, 136°36′E

At 9:42 a.m. on March 25, 2007, the Noto Peninsula Earthquake (能登半島地震, Noto hantō jishin^?), a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, struck the Hokuriku region of Japan, near the Noto Peninsula. The earthquake shook the city of Nanao and the town of Anamizu with a seismic intensity of 6+ on Japan's shindo scale. One death, in the city of Wajima, and at least 214 injuries have been reported. A tsunami advisory was immediately made for the Kaga coast and Noto coast, and a 10-20cm wave hit shore about 30 minutes later. ^[1]

The Japan Meteorological Agency placed the earthquake at 37.3°N, 136.5°E, at a depth of 50 km. It estimated the magnitude at 7.1, but later revised its estimate to 6.9.

Japanese broadcaster NHK reported an aftershock as strong as magnitude 5.3 at 6:11 p.m. ^[2]

References

See also

• 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake
• 2004 Chūetsu earthquake
• 1995 Kobe earthquake

Sources

• Strong quake off Japan kills 1, injures scores. AP via CNN (2007-03-25).
• Japan Meteorological Agency (Japanese)
• Yahoo News (Japanese)^{[dead link]}
• NHK News 19:13^{[dead link]}
• Earthquakes rock Pacific nations. BBC (2007-03-25).
• 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Kills 1, Injures 170 in Japan. AP via Fox (2007-03-25).

Wikinews has related news:

Large earthquake off Japan, tsunami warning issued

This article about disaster management or a disaster is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

fr:Tremblement de terre de mars 2007 au Japon

ja:能登半島地震