Off Chuetsu, Niigata Pref. Earthquake of July 16, 2007

Mainshock

• Epicenter: Off Chuetsu, Niigata Pref., Japan
• Origin time: July 16, 2007 at 10:13 JST (JMA), 01:13:22 UTC (USGS)
• Location: 37°33.4'N 138°36.5'E (JMA), 37.570°N, 138.478° (USGS)
• Depth: 17 km (JMA), 10 km (USGS)
• Magnitude: 6.8 (JMA), 6.6 (USGS)

Damage

• Casualties: Dead 10, Injured 1,313
• Damage on Residential Houses: Collapsed 951, Partially Destroyed 4,122
  (As of July 20 at 15:30 (Local Time), cf. Fire and Disaster Management Agency)

Information in our site

• Rupture Process Analyzed by Dr. Yagi (Japanese)
• Strong Motion Observation Prompt Report
• Tsunami simulation by Dr. Fujii

Direct links

• USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Online News

Institutions

• United States Geological Survey (USGS), USA
• Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS)
• K-NET, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)
• KiK-net, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)
• Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion