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Japan:Earthquake:2024/08/08
Duration2024/08/08 A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan at 16:43 on 8 August 2024, initially prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the coast of Kyushu and Shikoku and for the Meteorological Agency to issue an alert warning of a further possible megaquake along the Nankai Trough area, off the east coast of Japan, for the first time. The earthquake registered a lower 6 on the seven-point Japanese seismic intensity scale, at a depth of 30 kilometers, with its epicenter in the Hyuganada sea off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture.
Country or DistrictJapan
NameEarthquake

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury Material Damage Others
Cabinet Office 2024/08/15
Seriously injured: 3
Slightly injured: 13
Evacuees: 21
 Totally destroyed houses: 1
Half-destroyed houses: 2
Partially damaged houses: 77

Cabinet Office 2024/08/11
Seriously injured: 3
Slightly injured: 12
Evacuees: 21
 Totally destroyed houses: 1
Half-destroyed houses: 1
Partially damaged houses: 16

Cabinet Office 2024/08/09
Slightly injured: 8
Evacuees: 88
 Totally destroyed houses: 1
Partially damaged houses: 2

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Report/Articles
  • Cabinet Office 2024/08/15
    Damage Caused by the Earthquake with the Epicentre in Hyuganada on 8 August 2024 (in Japanese, as of 19:30, 15 August 2024)
  • Cabinet Office 2024/08/11
    Damage Caused by the Earthquake with the Epicentre in Hyuganada on 8 August 2024 (in Japanese, as of 16:00, 11 August 2024)
  • Cabinet Office 2024/08/09
    Damage Caused by the Earthquake with the Epicentre in Hyuganada on 8 August 2024 (in Japanese, as of 08:30, 9 August 2024)
  • The Japan Times 2024/08/08
    A total of nine people were reported to have been injured in Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures as of 7:30 p.m., according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
Geographycal Data Information
  • USGS 2024/08/08
    M 7.1 - 20 km NE of Nichinan, Japan, Time: 8 Aug 2024 07:42:55 (UTC), Depth: 25.0 km
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Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center
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