W Off Fukuoka Pref. Earthquake of March 20, 2005

Mainshock

• Epicenter: W Off Fukuoka Pref., Kyushu, Japan
• Origin time: March 20, 2005 at 10:53 JST (JMA), 001:53:42 UTC (USGS)
• Location: 33°44.3'N 130°10.5'E (JMA), 33.85°N N 129.98°E (USGS)
• Depth: 9 km (JMA), 10 km (USGS)
• Magnitude: 7.0 (JMA), 6.6 (USGS)

Damage

• Personal Injury: Dead 1, Injured 675
• Damage on Residential Houses: Collapsed 17, Partially Destroyed 2,274
  As of March 22 06:30 (Local Time), cf. http://www.fdma.go.jp/bn/2005/index.html

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