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Disasters and Accidents
Accident and Disaster Information Center
earthquake: sea near the Niijima Island and the Kozushima Island 2000.8.3
m
m_comments
4.7 on the Richter Scale
depth_km
seismic_intensity_of_6
seismic_intensity_of_5
seismic_intensity_of_4
outline_of_progress
property_damage
totally_destroyed_structures
partially_destroyed_structures
partially_damaged_structures
amount_of_damage
casualties
dead_or_missing
2
injured
36
total
38
dead
missing
seriously_injured
slightly_injured
people_evacuated
event_nr
measures_taken
cause
effect
comments
An earthquake with the epicenter of about 10km deep. Shikinejima had two strong quakes measuring 5 on the seismic scale. Kozushima and Niijima had IV. At the Niijima-mura, the water-pipe burst caused the suspension of water supply at 20 houses. [125707