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The {{nihongo|'''[[Chūetsu]] earthquakes'''|中越地震|Chūetsu jishin}} occurred in [[Niigata Prefecture]], Japan, at 17:56 [[Japan Standard Time|local time]] (08:56 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) on Saturday, October 23, 2004. The [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] (JMA) named it the {{nihongo|"[[Heisei]] 16 Niigata Prefecture Chuetsu Earthquake"|平成16年新潟県中越地震|Heisei ju-roku-nen Niigata-ken Chuetsu Jishin}}.<ref name = "JMA Earthquake search results">[http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=163777 震度データベース検索（地震別検索結果）] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003070835/http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=163777 |date=2020-10-03 }} Japan Meteorological Agency（Japanese） Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref><ref>[http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/press/0410/24a/name041024.pdf 平成16年10月23日 17時56分ころ発生した地震の命名について] PDF File. Japan Meteorological Agency（Japanese）Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref> Niigata Prefecture is located in the [[Hokuriku region]] of [[Honshu]], the largest island of Japan. The initial earthquake had a magnitude of 6.6 and caused noticeable shaking across almost half of Honshu, including parts of the [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]], [[Hokuriku region|Hokuriku]], [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]], and [[Kantō region]]s.
The {{nihongo|'''[[Chūetsu]] earthquakes'''|中越地震|Chūetsu jishin}} occurred in [[Niigata Prefecture]], Japan, at 17:56 [[Japan Standard Time|local time]] (08:56 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) on Saturday, October 23, 2004. The [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] (JMA) named it the {{nihongo|"[[Heisei]] 16 Niigata Prefecture Chuetsu Earthquake"|平成16年新潟県中越地震|Heisei ju-roku-nen Niigata-ken Chuetsu Jishin}}.<ref name = "JMA Earthquake search results">[http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=163777 震度データベース検索（地震別検索結果）] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003070835/http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=163777 |date=2020-10-03 }} Japan Meteorological Agency（Japanese） Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref><ref>[http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/press/0410/24a/name041024.pdf 平成16年10月23日 17時56分ころ発生した地震の命名について] PDF File. Japan Meteorological Agency（Japanese）Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref> Niigata Prefecture is located in the [[Hokuriku region]] of [[Honshu]], the largest island of Japan. The initial earthquake had a magnitude of 6.6 and caused noticeable shaking across almost half of Honshu, including parts of the [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]], [[Hokuriku region|Hokuriku]], [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]], and [[Kantō region]]s.


== Details ==
== Details ==
The first quake struck the Chuetsu area of Niigata Prefecture, Japan on the Muikamachi Fault zone,<ref>{{Cite web |title=六日町断層帯 {{!}} 地震本部 |url=https://www.jishin.go.jp/regional_seismicity/rs_katsudanso/f103_muikamachi/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.jishin.go.jp}}</ref> with a reading of 7 on the Japanese ''[[Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale|shindo]]'' intensity scale at [[Kawaguchi, Niigata]].<ref name = "JMA Earthquake search results" /> The [[moment magnitude scale|moment magnitude]] of the earthquake is estimated at 6.6.<ref name="USGS">{{cite web |title=M 6.6 - 8 km SSW of Ojiya, Japan |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000d6vk/executive |website=earthquake.usgs.gov |publisher=USGS |access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref> For comparison, the [[Great Hanshin earthquake]], which devastated much of [[Kobe, Hyogo|Kobe]], measured 7 on the ''shindo'' scale, with a magnitude of 7.3.<ref>[http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=132682 震度データベース検索（地震別検索結果）] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020135117/http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=132682 |date=2017-10-20 }} Japan Meteorological Agency（Japanese）Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref> The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.8&nbsp;km. The JMA gave the coordinates of the earthquake as {{coord|37.3|N|138.8|E|display=inline,title|type:event_region:JP}}.
The first quake struck the Chuetsu area of Niigata Prefecture, Japan on the Muikamachi Fault zone,<ref>{{Cite web |title=六日町断層帯 {{!}} 地震本部 |url=https://www.jishin.go.jp/regional_seismicity/rs_katsudanso/f103_muikamachi/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |publisher=Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion}}</ref> with a reading of 7 on the Japanese ''[[Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale|shindo]]'' intensity scale at [[Kawaguchi, Niigata]].<ref name = "JMA Earthquake search results" /> The [[moment magnitude scale|moment magnitude]] of the earthquake is estimated at 6.6.<ref name="USGS">{{cite web |title=M 6.6 – 8&nbsp;km SSW of Ojiya, Japan |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000d6vk/executive |publisher=United States Geological Survey |access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref> For comparison, the [[Great Hanshin earthquake]], which devastated much of [[Kobe, Hyogo|Kobe]], measured 7 on the ''shindo'' scale, with a magnitude of 7.3.<ref>[http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=132682 震度データベース検索（地震別検索結果）] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020135117/http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=132682 |date=2017-10-20 }} Japan Meteorological Agency（Japanese）Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref> The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.8&nbsp;km. The JMA gave the coordinates of the earthquake as {{coord|37.3|N|138.8|E|display=inline,title|type:event_region:JP}}.


A second earthquake occurred at 18:11,<ref>[http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=163803 震度データベース検索（地震別検索結果）] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403234638/http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=163803 |date=2018-04-03 }} Japan Meteorological Agency（Japanese）Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref> 16 minutes after the first. This one, at a much shallower depth, had a ''shindo'' intensity of 6+ and a magnitude of 5.9. A third, at 6:34, had a ''shindo'' intensity of 6−. At 19:45,<ref>[http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=163844 震度データベース検索（地震別検索結果）]{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Japan Meteorological Agency（Japanese）Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref> another intensity 6− earthquake occurred. Intervening and subsequent earthquakes of lesser intensity also shook the region. During the first 116 hours, 15 earthquakes with intensities of ''shindo'' 5− or higher rocked the Chuetsu region.<ref>[http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqev/data/gaikyo/keisetsu/kaisetsu200410291000.pdf 平成16年（2004年）新潟県中越地震について（第15報）]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} PDF File. Japan Meteorological Agency Date 2004/10/29, Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref>
A second earthquake occurred at 18:11,<ref>[http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=163803 震度データベース検索（地震別検索結果）] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403234638/http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=163803 |date=2018-04-03 }} Japan Meteorological Agency（Japanese）Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref> 16 minutes after the first. This one, at a much shallower depth, had a ''shindo'' intensity of 6+ and a magnitude of 5.9. A third, at 18:34, had a ''shindo'' intensity of 6−. At 19:45,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180403234737/http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/Event.php?ID=163844 震度データベース検索（地震別検索結果）] Japan Meteorological Agency（Japanese）Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref> another intensity 6− earthquake occurred. Intervening and subsequent earthquakes of lesser intensity also shook the region. During the first 116 hours, 15 earthquakes with intensities of ''shindo'' 5− or higher rocked the Chuetsu region.<ref>[http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqev/data/gaikyo/keisetsu/kaisetsu200410291000.pdf 平成16年（2004年）新潟県中越地震について（第15報）]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} PDF File. Japan Meteorological Agency Date 2004/10/29, Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref>


In a press release, the Geographical Survey Institute (GSI) of the Government of Japan published preliminary estimates that a fault having a length of 22&nbsp;km and a width of 17&nbsp;km moved approximately 1.4&nbsp;m.
In a press release, the Geographical Survey Institute (GSI) of the Government of Japan published preliminary estimates that a fault having a length of 22&nbsp;km and a width of 17&nbsp;km moved approximately 1.4&nbsp;m.
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== Seismic intensity (JMA) ==
== Seismic intensity ==
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!Location<ref>{{Cite web|title=震度データベース検索|url=https://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/index.html#20041023175600|access-date=2021-07-05|website=www.data.jma.go.jp}}</ref>
!Location<ref>{{Cite web|title=震度データベース検索|url=https://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqdb/data/shindo/index.html#20041023175600|access-date=2021-07-05|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency}}</ref><ref>[https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/kishou/books/saigaiji/saigaiji_200407.pdf 災害時地震速報 平成16年新潟県中越地震] – [[気象庁]]</ref>
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As late as November 3, the 39th fatality attributable to the earthquakes occurred as perceptible aftershocks continued. 68 dead and 4,795 injuries were reported in Niigata Prefecture.<ref>[http://www.fdma.go.jp/bn/data/010909231403014084.pdf 平成16年（2004年）新潟県中越地震（確定報）] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523044116/http://www.fdma.go.jp/bn/data/010909231403014084.pdf |date=2011-05-23 }} Fire and Disaster Management Agency（Japanese）Data 2009/10/21 Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref> Over one hundred thousand people fled their homes. The earthquakes caused houses to collapse in Ojiya and damaged thousands in the area.
As late as November 3, the 39th fatality attributable to the earthquakes occurred as perceptible aftershocks continued. 68 dead and 4,795 injuries were reported in Niigata Prefecture.<ref>[http://www.fdma.go.jp/bn/data/010909231403014084.pdf 平成16年（2004年）新潟県中越地震（確定報）] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523044116/http://www.fdma.go.jp/bn/data/010909231403014084.pdf |date=2011-05-23 }} Fire and Disaster Management Agency（Japanese）Data 2009/10/21 Retrieval 2018/04/03</ref> Over one hundred thousand people fled their homes. The earthquakes caused houses to collapse in Ojiya and damaged thousands in the area.
[[File:Chuetsu earthquake-jieitai2.jpg|thumb|Disaster relief convoy of the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]]]]
[[File:Chuetsu earthquake-jieitai2.jpg|thumb|Disaster relief convoy of the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]]]]
For the first time in its 40-year history, a [[Shinkansen]] train derailed while in service, the train being too close to the epicentre to be halted by the automatic UrEDAS earthquake detection system.<ref>[https://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/innovation/a-brief-history-of-earthquake-warnings A brief history of earthquake warnings ''IEEE Spectrum'' 2007]</ref> Eight out of ten cars of the ''[[Toki (train)|Toki]]'' 325 service (a [[200 Series Shinkansen]] train) derailed on the [[Joetsu Shinkansen]] line between [[Nagaoka Station]] in [[Nagaoka, Niigata|Nagaoka]] and [[Urasa Station]] in [[Yamato, Niigata|Yamato]]; no injuries were reported among the 155 passengers. The railbed, bridges and tunnels were all affected. [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) stopped all trains in Niigata Prefecture, including the extensively damaged [[Joetsu Line]], [[Shinetsu Main Line]], [[Iiyama Line]], [[Tadami Line]] and [[Echigo Line]]. Part of Nagaoka Station appeared ready to collapse as a result of an aftershock, but after a brief closure, the station reopened.
For the first time in its 40-year history, a [[Shinkansen]] train derailed while in service, the train being too close to the epicentre to be halted by the automatic UrEDAS earthquake detection system.<ref>[https://spectrum.ieee.org/a-brief-history-of-earthquake-warnings A brief history of earthquake warnings ''IEEE Spectrum'' 2007]</ref> Eight out of ten cars of the ''[[Toki (train)|Toki]]'' 325 service (a [[200 Series Shinkansen]] train) derailed on the [[Joetsu Shinkansen]] line between [[Nagaoka Station]] in [[Nagaoka, Niigata|Nagaoka]] and [[Urasa Station]] in [[Yamato, Niigata|Yamato]]; no injuries were reported among the 155 passengers. The railbed, bridges and tunnels were all affected. [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) stopped all trains in Niigata Prefecture, including the extensively damaged [[Joetsu Line]], [[Shinetsu Main Line]], [[Iiyama Line]], [[Tadami Line]] and [[Echigo Line]]. Part of Nagaoka Station appeared ready to collapse as a result of an aftershock, but after a brief closure, the station reopened.
[[File:Chuetsu earthquake-takidashi.jpg|thumb|Soup distributed to people left homeless by the earthquake]]
[[File:Chuetsu earthquake-takidashi.jpg|thumb|Soup distributed to people left homeless by the earthquake]]
The section of the Joetsu Shinkansen between [[Echigo-Yuzawa Station]] and Tsubame-Sanjo Station closed. Buses transferred passengers between the two operating sections of the line: [[Tokyo Station]] to Echigo-Yuzawa Station and Tsubame-Sanjo Station to [[Niigata Station]].
The section of the Joetsu Shinkansen between [[Echigo-Yuzawa Station]] and Tsubame-Sanjo Station closed. Buses transferred passengers between the two operating sections of the line: [[Tokyo Station]] to Echigo-Yuzawa Station and Tsubame-Sanjo Station to [[Niigata Station]].
[[File:Joetsu Shinkansen derailed by the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake 20041024.png|thumb|Derailed Joetsu Shinkansen train by the earthquake|left]]
[[File:Joetsu Shinkansen derailed by the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake 20041024.png|thumb|Joetsu Shinkansen train derailed by the earthquake|left]]
On December 27, 2004, service resumed on all remaining parts of the Joetsu and Iiyama Lines reopened. On December 28, 2004, the Joetsu Shinkansen also reopened, the last to do so.
On December 27, 2004, service resumed on all remaining parts of the Joetsu and Iiyama Lines reopened. On December 28, 2004, the Joetsu Shinkansen also reopened, the last to do so.


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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070708005748/http://www.ce.washington.edu/~liquefaction/html/quakes/niigata/niigata.html 1964 Niigata quake]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070708005748/http://www.ce.washington.edu/~liquefaction/html/quakes/niigata/niigata.html 1964 Niigata quake]
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* {{EQ-isc-link|7421058}}
* [https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/4985/niigata-japan Niigata, Japan] (Publication regarding the earthquakes) – [[NASA Earth Observatory]]


{{Earthquakes in 2004}}
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2004 Chūetsu earthquake
新潟県中越地震
2004 Chūetsu earthquake is located in Niigata Prefecture
2004 Chūetsu earthquake
2004 Chūetsu earthquake is located in Japan
2004 Chūetsu earthquake
UTC time2004-10-23 08:56:00
ISC event7421058
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateOctober 23, 2004 (2004-10-23)
Local time17:56 Japan Standard Time
Magnitude6.6 Mw[1]
Depth13 km
FaultMuikamachi Fault
Areas affectedJapan, Niigata Prefecture
Max. intensityJMA 7 (MMI IX)[1]
Peak acceleration2.56 g
Casualties68 dead, 4,805 injured

The Chūetsu earthquakes (中越地震, Chūetsu jishin) occurred in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, at 17:56 local time (08:56 UTC) on Saturday, October 23, 2004. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) named it the "Heisei 16 Niigata Prefecture Chuetsu Earthquake" (平成16年新潟県中越地震, Heisei ju-roku-nen Niigata-ken Chuetsu Jishin).[2][3] Niigata Prefecture is located in the Hokuriku region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The initial earthquake had a magnitude of 6.6 and caused noticeable shaking across almost half of Honshu, including parts of the Tōhoku, Hokuriku, Chūbu, and Kantō regions.

Details

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The first quake struck the Chuetsu area of Niigata Prefecture, Japan on the Muikamachi Fault zone,[4] with a reading of 7 on the Japanese shindo intensity scale at Kawaguchi, Niigata.[2] The moment magnitude of the earthquake is estimated at 6.6.[1] For comparison, the Great Hanshin earthquake, which devastated much of Kobe, measured 7 on the shindo scale, with a magnitude of 7.3.[5] The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.8 km. The JMA gave the coordinates of the earthquake as 37°18′N 138°48′E / 37.3°N 138.8°E / 37.3; 138.8.

A second earthquake occurred at 18:11,[6] 16 minutes after the first. This one, at a much shallower depth, had a shindo intensity of 6+ and a magnitude of 5.9. A third, at 18:34, had a shindo intensity of 6−. At 19:45,[7] another intensity 6− earthquake occurred. Intervening and subsequent earthquakes of lesser intensity also shook the region. During the first 116 hours, 15 earthquakes with intensities of shindo 5− or higher rocked the Chuetsu region.[8]

In a press release, the Geographical Survey Institute (GSI) of the Government of Japan published preliminary estimates that a fault having a length of 22 km and a width of 17 km moved approximately 1.4 m.

This was the deadliest earthquake to strike Japan since the January 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake, until the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.

This was also first time a snake robot was used at a natural disaster site. A Souryu serpentine robot was used in a house in Nagaoka City that was damaged during this earthquake.[9]

Seismic intensity

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Intensity Prefecture Location[10][11]
7 Niigata Kawaguchi
6+ Niigata Ojiya, Yamakoshi, Oguni
6- Niigata Nagaoka, Tokamachi, Tochio, Koshiji, Mishima, Horinouchi, Hirokami, Sumon, Irihirose, Kawanishi, Nakasato, Kariwa

List of major aftershocks

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The following is a list of major earthquakes that have occurred in Niigata Prefecture since October 23, 2004:

Date Japan Time Depth Max. intensity Magnitude Note
2004-10-23 17:56 13 km JMA 7 M6.8 Mainshock
17:59 16 km JMA 5+ M5.3 Aftershock
18:03 9 km JMA 5+ M6.3
18:07 15 km JMA 5+ M5.7
18:11 12 km JMA 6+ M6.0
18:34 14 km JMA 6+ M6.5
18:36 7 km JMA 5− M5.1
18:57 8 km JMA 5+ M5.3
19:36 11 km JMA 5− M5.3
19:45 12 km JMA 6− M5.7
2004-10-24 14:21 11 km JMA 5+ M5.0
2004-10-25 0:28 10 km JMA 5− M5.3
6:04 15 km JMA 5+ M5.8
2004-10-27 10:40 12 km JMA 6− M6.1
2004-11-4 8:57 18 km JMA 5+ M5.2
2004-11-8 11:15 0 km JMA 5+ M5.9
2004-11-10 3:43 5 km JMA 5− M5.3
2004-12-28 18:30 8 km JMA 5− M5.0

Damage

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Road damaged by landslide
Damaged road in Ojiya, October 2004

As late as November 3, the 39th fatality attributable to the earthquakes occurred as perceptible aftershocks continued. 68 dead and 4,795 injuries were reported in Niigata Prefecture.[12] Over one hundred thousand people fled their homes. The earthquakes caused houses to collapse in Ojiya and damaged thousands in the area.

Disaster relief convoy of the Japan Self-Defense Forces

For the first time in its 40-year history, a Shinkansen train derailed while in service, the train being too close to the epicentre to be halted by the automatic UrEDAS earthquake detection system.[13] Eight out of ten cars of the Toki 325 service (a 200 Series Shinkansen train) derailed on the Joetsu Shinkansen line between Nagaoka Station in Nagaoka and Urasa Station in Yamato; no injuries were reported among the 155 passengers. The railbed, bridges and tunnels were all affected. East Japan Railway Company (JR East) stopped all trains in Niigata Prefecture, including the extensively damaged Joetsu Line, Shinetsu Main Line, Iiyama Line, Tadami Line and Echigo Line. Part of Nagaoka Station appeared ready to collapse as a result of an aftershock, but after a brief closure, the station reopened.

Soup distributed to people left homeless by the earthquake

The section of the Joetsu Shinkansen between Echigo-Yuzawa Station and Tsubame-Sanjo Station closed. Buses transferred passengers between the two operating sections of the line: Tokyo Station to Echigo-Yuzawa Station and Tsubame-Sanjo Station to Niigata Station.

Joetsu Shinkansen train derailed by the earthquake

On December 27, 2004, service resumed on all remaining parts of the Joetsu and Iiyama Lines reopened. On December 28, 2004, the Joetsu Shinkansen also reopened, the last to do so.

Japan Highways closed all expressways in Niigata Prefecture. Closures affected the Kanetsu Expressway and the Hokuriku Expressway. As of November 4, the Kanetsu Expressway remained closed between Nagaoka Interchange and Koide Interchange. This segment reopened on November 5.

Landslides and other problems forced closure of two national highways, National Route 8 and National Route 17, as well as several prefectural roads. This isolated several localities, including nearly the entire village of Yamakoshi, which was then a village in the district of Koshi but since merged with and became part of the city of Nagaoka. On July 22, 2005, the government lifted the nine-month-old evacuation order for 528 of the 690 affected households.

The earthquakes also caused a landslide that partially buried three vehicles. A young boy was rescued from one of these vehicles, but his mother and sister perished. (Recent typhoons had waterlogged the soil, making landslides more likely.)

The quake broke water mains. Extensive electric power, telephone (including cellular telephone) and Internet outages were reported. The cellular telephone system suffered from direct damage to relay stations, as well as depletion of battery back-up power supplies in as little as a day.

Aftermath

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On April 1, 2007, the directive to evacuate five settlements in the former village of Yamakoshi (later part of the city of Nagaoka) was lifted. Residents were permitted to return to their homes after a span of nearly two and a half years.

The movie A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies was based on events that took place during this earthquake.

History

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Niigata Prefecture has been hit by numerous earthquakes in recorded history. Notable recent ones include a large quake on June 16, 1964 that had a magnitude of 7.5, killing 28, where major liquefaction had occurred and tsunami destroyed the port of Niigata city.

There was also the 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake, both striking shortly after major typhoons passed by, causing complications.

See also

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References

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