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Japan: Earthquake: 2014/11/22 Country Information on DRR

Period 2014/11/22
Country or District Japan
Event Type Earthquake
Outline A magnitude of 6.7 struck Nagano Prefecture and surrounding areas in central Honshu, Japan on 22 November 2014, injuring at least 39 people.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Cabinet Office 2014/11/26
Seriously injured: 10
Slightly injured: 35
Totally collapsed houses: 31
Halfly collapsed houses: 56
Partially collapsed houses: 418
Nonresidential houses: 74
Cabinet Office 2014/11/25
Seriously injured: 9
Slightly injured: 36
Totally collapsed houses: 31
Halfly collapsed houses: 56
Partially collapsed houses: 408
Nonresidential houses: 74
Cabinet Office 2014/11/24
Seriously injured: 5
Slightly injured: 32
Totally collapsed houses: 47
Halfly collapsed houses: 94
Partially collapsed houses: 282
Nonresidential houses: 38
Cabinet Office 2014/11/23
Seriously injured: 3
Slightly injured: 23
Injured (unknown) :7
Totally collapsed houses: 50
Halfly collapsed houses: 91
Partially collapsed houses: 5

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Report/Articles

Cabinet Office 2014/11/26
Report of Cabinet Office as at 12:00, 26 November 2014

Cabinet Office 2014/11/25
Report of Cabinet Office as at 12:00, 25 November 2014

Cabinet Office 2014/11/24
Report of Cabinet Office as at 18:30, 24 November 2014

Cabinet Office 2014/11/23
Report of Cabinet Office as at 21:00, 23 November 2014

Japantimes 2014/11/23
The quake hit at 10:08 p.m. on 22 November at a depth of 10 km. It measured a lower 6 to 7 on the Japanese seismic scale in northern Nagano and lower 5 in neighboring Niigata Prefecture

Geographycal Data

USGS Earthquake Hazard Program 2014/11/22
Magnitude: 6.2 Date-Time: 2014-11-22 13:08:18 UTC 2014-11-22 22:08:18 UTC+09:00 at epicenter Location: 36.640°N 137.911°E Depth: 10.0km (6.2mi) Region: 24km (15mi) W of Nagano-shi, Japan