Very strong earthquake near the Hokkaido Coast, Japan
Last update: November 24, 2011 at 11:43 am by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell
Earthquake overview : At 07:25 PM local time a very strong earthquake occurred at intermediate depth near the Hokkaido coast, Japan. JMA Japan has reported a weakening depth of 30 km. Max. reported intensity is 5- (on a scale from 0 to 7)
Update : The earthquake was felt as far as the Akita and Yamagata prefectures
Update :The earthquake happened in the Urakawa Oki area of Hokkaido
Update : Nor JMA nor GDACS have called a tsunami risk
Update : Indirect damage by landslides is always possible, especially for road 235 and 236, close to the epicenter
Update : The area closest to the epicenter is mainly a wilderness area with very few villages and towns
Image from the wild Hokkaido coast – Panoramio image courtesy Yobito Kayanuma
Update : WAPMERR, the theoretical damage engine does not expect injuries, fatalities or major damagefrom this earthquake.
Update : Earthquake-Report.com does not expect serious damage as the epicenter is out in the sea and as we have an intermediate depth of 42 km (USGS) 30 km (JMA)
Update : this earthquake can be seen as a powerful aftershock from the cruel Tohoku earthquake and tsunami from March 11 earlier this year
Update : 5+ is seen by Earthquake-report.com as potentially dangerous
Shaking values from JMA Japan :
