2016 Tottori earthquake

The 2016 Tottori earthquake (鳥取県中部地震, Tottori-ken Chūbu Jishin)[6] is an earthquake that occurred in central Tottori Prefecture in Japan on October 21, 2016.[7][8][9] It measured 6.2 on the moment magnitude scale.[10][11] The earthquake left 32 people injured.[12]

2016 Tottori earthquake
鳥取県中部地震
2016 Tottori earthquake is located in Tottori Prefecture
2016 Tottori earthquake
UTC time2016-10-21 05:07
ISC event611830857
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateOctober 21, 2016[1]
Local time14:07 (JST)[2]
MagnitudeMJMA 6.6
Mw 6.2
Depth11 km[3]
Epicenter35.380°N 133.855°E / 35.380; 133.855[4]
Max. intensityVIII (Severe)

JMA 6−
Peak acceleration1.52 g
1494 Gal
Casualties32 injured[5]

Earthquake

The shock had a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe), and it had a maximum JMA intensity of Shindo 6− (Kurayoshi, Yurihama and Hokuei).[13][14]

See also

References
  1. 鳥取県中部の地震（2016年） - 災害カレンダー
  2. The Earthquake in Tottori-ken Chubu on 21 October 2016 -Portal- - JMA
  3. 平成28年10月21日14時07分頃の鳥取県中部の地震について - 気象庁
  4. "The 2016 Central Tottori Earthquake | GSI HOME PAGE". www.gsi.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  5. 日本付近で発生した主な被害地震 - 気象庁
  6. 平成28年10月21日鳥取県中部地震記録誌 - 鳥取県
  7. "21st October, 2016 Earthquake in Tottori prefecture – Earthquake Research Institute, the University of Tokyo". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  8. Kubo, Hisahiko; Suzuki, Wataru; Aoi, Shin; Sekiguchi, Haruko (2017-09-15). "Source rupture process of the 2016 central Tottori, Japan, earthquake (MJMA 6.6) inferred from strong motion waveforms". Earth, Planets and Space. 69 (1): 127. Bibcode:2017EP&S...69..127K. doi:10.1186/s40623-017-0714-3. ISSN 1880-5981.
  9. "Evaluation of Earthquake in the Central Tottori Prefecture on October 21, 2016 (October 22, 2016)". www.jishin.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  10. "M 6.2 - 6km S of Kurayoshi, Japan". earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  11. Ross, Zachary E.; Kanamori, Hiroo; Hauksson, Egill; Aso, Naofumi (2018). "Dissipative Intraplate Faulting During the 2016 Mw 6.2 Tottori, Japan Earthquake". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 123 (2): 1631–1642. Bibcode:2018JGRB..123.1631R. doi:10.1002/2017JB015077. ISSN 2169-9356.
  12. "鳥取県中部を震源とする地震 (第38報)" (PDF). 2018-04-29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  13. "気象庁｜報道発表資料". www.jma.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  14. "震度データベース検索". www.data.jma.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-16.


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