2016-04-16 01:25 (UTC+9), KUMAMOTO, KUMAMOTO, 10km Depth, M 7.1 by JMA

Is Distribution Maximum Observed Is:7

Seismic Intensity (Is) distribution is estimated from the observed data (circles) of NIED K-NET, KiK-net, JMA, and local governments that had been collected by 2016/04/21 18:00:42.

Estimated Is for Major Cities

Max. Obs. Is Histogram
of Estimated Is
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Municipality Show All Data Nighttime Population Distance
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Mashiki,Kamimashiki,Kumamoto 32,000 1
7
Nishihara,Aso,Kumamoto 6,600 10
6+
Kikuchi,Kumamoto 50,000 19
6+
Koshi,Kumamoto 56,000 9
6+
Uki,Kumamoto 62,000 20
6+
Higashi,Kumamoto,Kumamoto 190,000 3
6+
Chuo,Kumamoto,Kumamoto 180,000 8
6+
Nishi,Kumamoto,Kumamoto 92,000 14
6-
Minami,Kumamoto,Kumamoto 120,000 14
6-
Kita,Kumamoto,Kumamoto 140,000 15
6-
Tamana,Kumamoto 69,000 26
6-
Yatsushiro,Kumamoto 130,000 37
6-
Beppu,Oita 120,000 84
6-
Amakusa,Kumamoto 88,000 68
5+
Kurume,Fukuoka 300,000 63
5+
Saga,Saga 240,000 69
5-
Oita,Oita 470,000 89
5-
Minami,Fukuoka,Fukuoka 250,000 91
4
Kagoshima,Kagoshima 600,000 135
4
Matsuyama,Ehime 520,000 216
The histogram shows frequency distribution of estimated Is derived from interpolation of the observation with 250-m mesh. The daytime and nighttime correspond to 9:00-18:59 and 19:00-8:59, respectively. The distance is measured from the epicenter to the center of the municipality.

Is Exposed-Population Estimates of Each City

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Whole of Japan 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 500,000
Fukuoka Prefecture 500,000 50,000
Kumamoto Prefecture 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 500,000
  Chuo,Kumamoto,Kumamoto 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000
  Higashi,Kumamoto,Kumamoto 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000
  Nishi,Kumamoto,Kumamoto 100,000 100,000 100,000 50,000
  Minami,Kumamoto,Kumamoto 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
  Kita,Kumamoto,Kumamoto 200,000 200,000 100,000 10,000
  Yatsushiro,Kumamoto 100,000 100,000 5,000
  Tamana,Kumamoto 50,000 50,000 20,000 < 1,000
  Kikuchi,Kumamoto 50,000 50,000 50,000 10,000
  Uto,Kumamoto 20,000 20,000 20,000 5,000
  Uki,Kumamoto 50,000 50,000 50,000 5,000
  Aso,Kumamoto 20,000 20,000 20,000 2,000
  Koshi,Kumamoto 50,000 50,000 50,000 10,000
  Ozu,Kikuchi,Kumamoto 20,000 20,000 20,000 10,000
  Kikuyo,Kikuchi,Kumamoto 50,000 50,000 50,000 20,000
  Nishihara,Aso,Kumamoto 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
  Minamiaso,Aso,Kumamoto 10,000 10,000 10,000 2,000
  Mifune,Kamimashiki,Kumamoto 20,000 20,000 20,000 5,000
  Kashima,Kamimashiki,Kumamoto 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
  Mashiki,Kamimashiki,Kumamoto 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Oita Prefecture 500,000 100,000 10,000 2,000
  Yufu,Oita 20,000 10,000 10,000 2,000
The summation of the exposed population for each city does not necessarily equal to that of the prefecture or whole of Japan.

Major Historical Damaging Earthquakes in This Region

Year Region M Damage
1848 Kumamoto -- Kumamoto castle stone wall and non-residential houses were damaged.
1889 Western Kumamoto 6.3 239 houses collapsed, 20 dead.
1909 Western Miyazaki 7.6 4 houses collapsed.
1922 Tachibana Bay 6.9 Shimabara Earthquake,26 dead, 42 injured, 195 houses collapsed, and 459 non-residential houses collapsed in Nagasaki.
1939 Hyuganada 6.5 Minor damage on the coast of Oita. 1 dead in Miyagi. A small tsunami was observed.
1968 Satsuma, Kagoshima 6.1 Ebino Earthquake,3 dead, 42 injured, 368 houses collapsed, 636 partially destroyed. On the 25th of March, 18 house collapses, 147 partial destructions.
1975 Aso, Kumamoto 6.1 10 injured in Kumamoto. 16 buildings collapsed, 17 partially destroyed, 12 roads damaged, 15 landslides.
1975 Western Oita 6.4 22 injured. 58 houses collapsed, and 93 partially destroyed. 182 roads damaged.
1997 Satsuma, Kagoshima 6.6 36 injured, 4 houses collapsed, 31 partially destroyed in Miyanojyo-cho, Tsuruda-cho, Sendai-shi.
1997 Satsuma, Kagoshima 6.4 43 injured, 4 houses collapsed, 25 partially destroyed. Intensity 6 lower was measured in Senai-shi.
2005 W Off Fukuoka 7.0 1 dead, 1,204 injured, 144 houses collapsed, 353 partially destroyed.
Reference: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, "Rika Nenpyo Web Edition", MARUZEN *partially extracted

Seismic Hazard Information of J-SHIS

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Is Distribution of 2% Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years
Is Distribution of Return Period of 50,000-year