Iwate Miyagi Inland Earthquake of June 14, 2008

Mainshock

• Epicenter: Southern Inland, Iwate Pref., Japan
• Origin time: June 14, 2008 at 08:43 JST (JMA)
• Location: 39°01.7'N 140°52.8'E (JMA)
• Depth: 8 km (JMA)
• Magnitude: 7.2 (JMA)

Damage

• Casualties: Dead 11, Missing 11, Injured 309
• Damage on Residential Houses: Collapsed 4, Partially Destroyed 382
  (As of June 19 at 14:30 (Local Time), cf. Fire and Disaster Management Agency)

Information in our site

• Rupture Process Analyzed by Dr. Yagi (Japanese)
• Aftershock Distribution and the Mainshock Fault Plane by MJHD method by Dr. Hurukawa
• Strong Motion Observation Prompt Report

Institutions

• 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