Dangerous M5.7 earthquake strikes close to Tokyo

Last update: March 14, 2012 at 1:33 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : M5.7 (USGS), M6.1 (JMA)
UTC Time : Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 12:05:05 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 21:05:05 LT
Depth (Hypocenter) : 16.9km (USGS), 10km (JMA)
Geo-location(s) : 76 km (47 miles) SSE of Mito, Honshu, Japan
90 km (55 miles) E of TOKYO, Japan  

A dangerous earthquake has struck close to Tokyo (90km). It had a M5.7 and was shallow in depth. The earthquake will be as strongly felt in some parts of Japan as the M9.0 earthquake from March 11th, 2011.

UPDATE: – No damage has as yet been reported from Chiba and Ibaraki – this is good news considering the shaking. FDMA is reporting no injuries or emergencies as yet.

Intensities from JMA – www.jma.go.jp

Expected intensities from JMA (courtesy JMA – jma.go.jp)

The towns of Asahi and Hasaki can expect some damage. Minor liquefaction may occur in some locations in Chiba.

JMA is expecting an intensity 5+  (approx. MMI 7-8) in the provinces close to the epicenter.

The fire and department agency has not yet released any details.

The epicenter was east of the coast off of Chiba Prefecture. Intensity 5 upper – Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture and Choshi

Intensity 5 lower – Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture and Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture

Intensity 4 – Chuo-ku, Chiba and Mito, Moka, Tochigi Prefecture, the town Miyashiro, Saitama Prefecture, Tokyo.

Intensity 3 – Tamagawa, Fukushima Prefecture Besides, Shinagawa and Chuo-ku, Tokyo (some), Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture.

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