1978 Izu Ōshima earthquake

The 1978 Izu Ōshima earthquake (Japanese: 伊豆大島近海の地震[4]) is an earthquake that occurred on January 14, 1978 at 12:24 local time.[5][6] The earthquake had a magnitude of MJMA7.0, and the epicenter was located in offshore Izu Ōshima, Japan.[7][8][9]

1978 Izu Ōshima earthquake
1978 Izu Ōshima earthquake is located in Kanto Area
1978 Izu Ōshima earthquake
UTC time1978-01-14 03:24:39
ISC event687650
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date14 January 1978 (1978-01-14)
Local time12:24:39
Magnitude6.6 Ms
7.0 MJMA
Depth14 km (9 mi)
Epicenter34.81°N 139.26°E / 34.81; 139.26
FaultInatori Fault[1]
Areas affectedJapan, Shizuoka Prefecture
Max. intensityJMA 6+ [1]
Tsunamiyes [2]
AftershocksYes, largest is Ms 5.7 [3]
Casualties21–29 dead, 119–211 injured, 4 missing[2]

Damage and casualties

At least 85 houses were destroyed and 600 others were damaged. Landslides occurred in Shizuoka. Infrastructures such as roads, railway lines and port structures were damaged. Cracks appeared in the ground. [1][2] Between 21 and 29 people were killed and between 119 and 211 others injured. Four people were also reported missing according to the NGDC.[1][10][11][2]

See also

References
  1. "伊豆大島近海地震（1978年1月14日） ｜ 災害カレンダー". Yahoo!天気・災害 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. "Significant Earthquake: JAPAN: TOKKAIDO, OSHIMA". National Geophysical Data Center. 14 January 1978. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. Visit to Japan to Observe Damage Which Occurred During the Near IZU Oshima Earthquakes, January 14 and 15, 1978. Defense Technical Information Center. 1979. Retrieved 15 March 2022 – via Google Books.
  4. "気象庁 | 気象庁が名称を定めた気象・地震・火山現象一覧". www.jma.go.jp. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. Sacks, I. Selwyn; Linde, Alan T.; Snoke, J. Arthur; Suyehiro, Shigeji (1981), "A Slow Earthquake Sequence Following the Izu-Oshima Earthquake of 1978", Earthquake Prediction, American Geophysical Union (AGU), pp. 617–628, doi:10.1029/me004p0617, ISBN 978-1-118-66574-9, retrieved 2 June 2021
  6. 1978年1月14日伊豆大島近海の地震調査報告 - 気象庁
  7. Tsunomori, F.; Kuo, T. (1 January 2010). "A mechanism for radon decline prior to the 1978 Izu-Oshima-Kinkai earthquake in Japan". Radiation Measurements. 45 (1): 139–142. Bibcode:2010RadM...45..139T. doi:10.1016/j.radmeas.2009.08.003. ISSN 1350-4487.
  8. デジタル大辞泉,世界大百科事典内言及. "伊豆大島近海地震とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  9. "震度データベース検索". www.data.jma.go.jp. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  10. "地震防災ガイドブック" (PDF). 21 August 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  11. 日本付近のおもな被害地震年代表 - 日本地震学会
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