2020-12-18 18:09 (UTC+9), NEAR IZU-OSHIMA ISLAND, very shallow, by JMA

Is Distribution Maximum Observed Is:5-

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 2020/12/18 18:20:13.

Estimated Is for Major Cities

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Municipality Show All Data Daytime Population Distance
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Toshima-mura,Tokyo 360 8
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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  Toshima-mura,Tokyo < 1,000
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
1965 Central Shizuoka 6.1 Shizuoka Earthquake,2 dead, 4 injured. 9 houses damaged.
1967 Near Niijima-Kozushima 5.3 3 injured on Kozu Island. 7 houses collapsed, and 9 partially destroyed on Shikine Island.
1968 Near Niijima-Kozushima 5.0 2 houses collapsed, 4 partially destroyed, 1 damaged, 4 roads damaged, 6 landslides on Shikine Island and Kozu Island.
1974 S Off Izu Peninsula 6.9 Izuhanto-oki Earthquake,30 dead, 102 injured, 134 houses collapsed, 240 partially collapsed, 5 collapsed by fire.
1978 Near Izu-Oshima Island 7.0 Izu Oshima Kinkai Earthquake,25 dead, 211 injured, 96 houses collapsed, 616 partially destroyed, 1,141 roads damaged, 191 landslides.
1980 E Off Izu Peninsula 6.7 1 house collapsed, 17 partially damaged, 7 injured in Izu Peninsula.
1983 Eastern Yamanashi 6.0 Rockfalls in Tanzawa. 1 dead, 8 injured. 33 injured in Yamanashi, Kanagawa, Tokyo, and Sizuoka. 2 houses collapsed.
2000 Near Miyakejima Island 6.5 Swarm earthquakes led to an eruption on Miyake Island. 1 dead, 15 injured. 15 houses collapsed, 20 partially destroyed.
2009 Suruga Bay 6.5 1 dead, 319 injured. 6 houses partially destroyed (as of March 2010). The maximum Is was 6- (4 cities in Shizuoka). A tsunami with a maximum height of 0.4 m in Omaezaki.
Reference: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Chronological Scientific Tables, Maruzen, (2017) *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