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2026-06-01 05:54 (UTC+9),
OFF JOCHUETSU, NIIGATA,
10km Depth, M 4.6 by JMA

Is Distribution Maximum Observed Is:3

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 2026/06/01 06:05:02.

Estimated Is for Major Cities

Max. Obs. Is Histogram
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 Municipality
Show All Data 		Nighttime Population Distance
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Joetsu,Niigata 200,000 40
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Ojiya,Niigata 36,000 64
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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color scale

Population exposed to Is 5- or greater are not estimated.

Seismic Hazard Information of J-SHIS

J-SHIS is a Web service by NIED, to help prevent and prepare for earthquake disaster by providing a public portal for seismic hazard information across Japan.

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

Major Historical Damaging Earthquakes in This Region

Year Region M Damage
1941 Northern Nagano 6.1 5 dead, 29 houses collapsed, 115 partially destroyed, 48 non-residential houses collapsed.
1943 Northern Nagano 5.9 1 dead, 14 houses collapsed, 66 partially destroyed, 20 non-residential houses collapsed.
1961 Chuetsu, Niigata 5.2 5 dead, 220 houses collapsed, 464 partially destroyed.
1965 Northern Nagano 5.4 Matsushiro Gunpatsu Earthquake,62,821 felt earthquakes until the late 1970s. There were 9 5-Is earthquakes, and 50 were 4-Is. Earthquakes causing damage led to 51. 15 injuries, 10 houses collapses, 4 partially destroyed houses, 60 landslides.
2004 Chuetsu, Niigata 6.8 Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake,Many large aftershocks occurred and caused further damage. 68 dead, 4,805 injured, 3,175 houses collapsed, 13,810 partially destroyed.
2007 Off Jochuetsu, Niigata 6.8 Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake,15 dead, 2,346 injured, 1,331 houses collapsed, 5,710 partially destroyed. The maximum Is was 6+ (Niigata, Nagano). A tsunami, with a maximum height of 35 cm, hit the coast of the Japan Sea (Kashiwazaki).
2011 Border Between Nagano, Niigata 6.7 57 injured, 73 houses collapsed, 427 partially destroyed (Nagano and Niigata; not including related death.). The maximum Is was 6+ in Sakae Village in Nagano. An Is of 6- was observed in Niigata.
2014 Northern Nagano 6.7 The crustal earthquake with reverse faults, considered to have occurred in the northern part of Itoigawa-Shizuoka-kozosen fault zone. 77 houses collapsed and 137 partially destroyed (as of Jan. 5, 2015). The maximum Is was 6-.
Reference: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Chronological Scientific Tables, Maruzen, (2017) *partially extracted