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Japan:Earthquake:2005/03/20

Duration2005/03/20 A strong earthquake (M7.0, D9km) hit off the western coast of Fukuoka Prefecture and caused major damages in the prefecture. One person was dead.
Country or DistrictJapan
NameEarthquake

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Personal Injury Material Damage Others
Cabinet Office, White Paper on Disaster Management (2005) 2005/06/01
Death: 1
Missing: 0
Injured: 1,087

Collapsed houses:
133 total collapse
244 half collapse
8,620 partial damage

Evacuation advisory to 81 people and the total of 2,999 people evacuated.
Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of April 21)
Death: 1
Injured: 1,076

Houses destroyed : 129
Houses partially destroyed: 205
Houses damaged: 8,086



Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of April 15)
Death: 1
Injured: 1,015

Houses destroyed : 454
Houses partially destroyed: 1,033
Houses damaged: 3,843



Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of March 25)
Death: 1
Injured: 767

Houses destroyed : 356
Houses partially destroyed: 755
Houses damaged: 2,970



Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of March 22)
Death: 1
Injured: 675

Houses destroyed : 17
Houses partially destroyed: 159
Houses damaged: 2,115



Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of March 21)
Death: 1
Injured: 295

Houses destroyed : 17
houses partially destroyed: 159
houses damaged: 270



Disaster Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Government of Japan (as of March 20)
Death:1 people
Injured: 118 people

Destroyed: several houses
Half destroyed: 53 houses
Partly destroyed: 71 houses



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