2003 Miyagi earthquake
2003 CE.
Shown on the map at 38.820°, 141.650°.
Two major earthquakes struck Miyagi Prefecture in Japan in 2003. The first event measured MJMA 7.1, had a near-intermediate depth of 68 km (42 mi) and struck the town of Kesennuma, near the border with Iwate Prefecture, injuring 174 people in five prefectures, while the second event, despite having a lower magnitude of MJMA 6.4, was much more destructive and intense due to occurring much closer to the surface at 6 km (3.7 mi), injuring nearly 680 people across multiple towns near Sendai and Ishinomaki in Miyagi. Both events caused moderate damage to infrastructure, triggered landslides, soil liquefaction and other ground effects, and damaged or destroyed 18,488 homes, 5,108 of them severely.
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