2007 Noto earthquake

2007 Noto earthquake

UTC time	??
Magnitude	6.9 Mw
Areas affected	Japan
Casualties	1 dead, 170 injured

At 9:42 a.m. on March 25, 2007, the Noto Peninsula Earthquake (能登半島地震, Noto hantō jishin), a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, struck the Hokuriku region of Japan, near the Noto Peninsula. The earthquake shook the city of Nanao and the town of Anamizu with a seismic intensity of 6+ on Japan's shindo scale. One death, in the city of Wajima, and at least 214 injuries have been reported. A tsunami advisory was immediately made for the Kaga coast and Noto coast, and a 10-20 cm wave hit shore about 30 minutes later.

The Japan Meteorological Agency placed the earthquake at 37.3°N, 136.5°E, at a depth of 50 km. It estimated the magnitude at 7.1, but later revised its estimate to 6.9.

Japanese broadcaster NHK reported an aftershock as strong as magnitude 5.3 at 6:11 p.m.

See also

• 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake
• 2004 Chūetsu earthquake
• 1995 Kobe earthquake

Sources

• "Strong quake off Japan kills 1, injures scores". AP via CNN. 2007-03-25.
• Japan Meteorological Agency Template:Ja icon
• "Earthquakes rock Pacific nations". BBC. 2007-03-25.
• "6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Kills 1, Injures 170 in Japan". AP via Fox. 2007-03-25.
• Hamada, Masanori (2007-04). "A Quick Report on Noto Peninsula Earthquake on March 25, 2007" (PDF). Japan Society of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 2008-05-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)