On 20 March 2005, at 10:53:41 JST (01:53:41 UTC), a MJMA 7.0 earthquake struck in the Genkai Sea off the coast of Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. It was the largest earthquake ever recorded in the prefecture. It damaged or destroyed 20,300 houses and many buildings, killed an elderly woman and injured over 1,200 people, with the vast majority of damage and casualties occurring in Fukuoka Prefecture, especially Genkai Island, where nearly 80% of homes were heavily damaged or destroyed, and Fukuoka City. Damage and injuries also occurred in Saga, Nagasaki, Ōita and Yamaguchi Prefectures.
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