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Japan:Earthquake:2024/04/17

Duration 2024/04/17 An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit Ehime and Kochi prefectures in western Japan at around 23:14 on 17 April 2023. The quake registered lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the prefectures and its focus was in a strait separating the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, called the Bungo Channel, at a depth of 39 kilometers. As the government scrambled for information on the extent of the quake damage, there were reports of buildings with broken windowpanes, ruptured water pipes and dangling power cables in the area. Some people were also taken to hospital after falling over.

Country or District Japan

Name Earthquake

Headline(Source, Date)

Personal Injury Material Damage Others

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The Mainichi 2024/04/17
M6.6 quake hits western Japan prefectures, no tsunami warning issued

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USGS 2024/04/17
M 6.3 - 17 km WSW of Uwajima, Japan, Time: 2024-04-17 14:14:45 (UTC), Depth: 25.7 km

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Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

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Duration	2024/04/17	An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit Ehime and Kochi prefectures in western Japan at around 23:14 on 17 April 2023. The quake registered lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the prefectures and its focus was in a strait separating the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, called the Bungo Channel, at a depth of 39 kilometers. As the government scrambled for information on the extent of the quake damage, there were reports of buildings with broken windowpanes, ruptured water pipes and dangling power cables in the area. Some people were also taken to hospital after falling over.
Country or District	Japan
Name	Earthquake

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others