Magnitude 6.6 NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Monday, July 16, 2007 at 01:13:22 UTC
News Release
The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN, about 70 km (45 miles) WSW of Niigata or 245 km (155 miles) NNW of TOKYO at 7:13 PM MDT, Jul 15, 2007 (Jul 16 at 10:13 AM local time in Japan). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available.
Nine people killed, at least 1,088 injured, 875 houses damaged, roads and bridges damaged and landslides occurred in Nagano, Niigata and Toyama Prefectures. A two-car train derailed on the JR Echigo Line at Kashiwazaki. A minor tsunami was observed on Sadoga-shima. Felt (IV) at Niigata and (III) at Tokyo. Recorded (6U JMA) in Nagano and Niigata; (5L JMA) in Ishikawa; (4 JMA) in Fukushima, Gumma, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tochigi and Yamagata; (3 JMA) in Aichi, Chiba, Gifu, Kanagawa, Miyagi, Shizuoka, Tokyo, Toyama and Yamanashi; (2 JMA) in Akita, Fukui, Hyogo, Iwate, Kyoto, Mie, Nara, Osaka and Shiga; (1 JMA) in Aomori, Tottori and Wakayama Prefectures.
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
