2021-03-20 18:09 (UTC+9),
OFF MIYAGI,
60km Depth, M 7.2,
by JMA

Is Distribution Maximum Observed Is:6-

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 2021/03/20 18:20:02.

Estimated Is for Major Cities

Max. Obs. Is Histogram
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Daytime Population Distance
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Minamisanriku,Motoyoshi,Miyagi 17,000 37
5+
Miyagino,Sendai,Miyagi 210,000 70
5+
Ishinomaki,Miyagi 160,000 34
5+
Osaki,Miyagi 130,000 67
5+
Tome,Miyagi 80,000 55
5-
Ichinoseki,Iwate 130,000 77
5-
Aoba,Sendai,Miyagi 430,000 73
5-
Izumi,Sendai,Miyagi 170,000 71
3
Utsunomiya,Tochigi 510,000 260
3
Adachi,Tokyo 510,000 336
3
Hachioji,Tokyo 560,000 370
3
Koto,Tokyo 530,000 346
3
Chiyoda,Tokyo 1,200,000 346
3
Setagaya,Tokyo 650,000 356
3
Ota,Tokyo 630,000 361
3
Shibuya,Tokyo 590,000 352
3
Chuo,Tokyo 840,000 348
3
Minato,Tokyo 1,100,000 350
3
Shinagawa,Tokyo 510,000 356
3
Shinjuku,Tokyo 850,000 349
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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5- or
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Whole of Japan 2,000,000 500,000 2,000
Iwate Prefecture 100,000 20,000
Ichinoseki,Iwate 50,000 10,000
Miyagi Prefecture 1,000,000 500,000 2,000
Miyagino,Sendai,Miyagi 200,000 100,000
Wakabayashi,Sendai,Miyagi 100,000 50,000
Taihaku,Sendai,Miyagi 100,000 < 1,000
Izumi,Sendai,Miyagi 50,000 10,000
Ishinomaki,Miyagi 200,000 100,000 < 1,000
Kesennuma,Miyagi 50,000 2,000
Natori,Miyagi 50,000 5,000
Tagajo,Miyagi 20,000 5,000
Iwanuma,Miyagi 50,000 20,000
Tome,Miyagi 50,000 20,000 < 1,000
Higashimatsushima,Miyagi 50,000 10,000
Osaki,Miyagi 100,000 10,000
Zao,Katta,Miyagi 10,000 10,000
Watari,Watari,Miyagi 20,000 5,000
Matsushima,Miyagi,Miyagi 10,000 10,000
Rifu,Miyagi,Miyagi 20,000 10,000
Wakuya,Toda,Miyagi 20,000 10,000
Misato,Toda,Miyagi 20,000 20,000 < 1,000
Minamisanriku,Motoyoshi,Miyagi 20,000 10,000 2,000
Fukushima Prefecture 200,000 5,000
The summation of the exposed population for each city does not necessarily equal to that of the prefecture or whole of Japan.

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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
2003 Off Miyagi 7.1 The intraslab earthquake with a focal depth of 70 km. 174 injured, 2 houses collapsed, 21 partially destroyed.
2003 Northern Miyagi 6.4 The inland crustal earthquake preceded by a foreshock (M5.6) and followed by an aftershock (M5.5) on the same day. 677 injured, 1,276 houses collapsed, 3,809 partially destroyed.
2005 Off Miyagi 7.2 100 injured, 1 house collapsed, 0 partially collapsed. Maximum Is was 6-. A tsunami was observed along the Pacific coast of Tohoku (with a maximum height of 13 cm).
2008 Southern Nairiku, Iwate 7.2 Iwate Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake,17 dead, 6 missing, 426 injured, 30 houses collapsed, 146 partially destroyed (as of June 2010). Maximum Is was 6+. Although, a peak acceleration value of over 4000 gal was observed.
2011 Off Sanriku 9.0 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake,Mega-thrust earthquake in the subduction zone along the Japan trench from off the middle of Sanriku to off of Ibaraki. 19,418 dead, 2,592 missing, 6,220 injured, 121,809 houses collapsed, 278,496 partially destroyed (as of March 2016; including some damage by aftershocks and induced earthquakes). 90% of fatalities were drownings. Most of the damage including nuclear disaster was caused by a large tsunami (height of about 40 m, according to field investigation). Maximum Is was 7. The damage by ground motion was relatively less significant than that by tsunami.
2011 Off Miyagi 7.2 The intraslab earthquake with the reverse fault of the Pacific plate, occuring around the epicentral area of the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake. 4 dead, 296 injured, over 36 houses collapsed, over 27 partially collapsed. Maximum Is was 6+.
Reference: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Chronological Scientific Tables, Maruzen, (2017) *partially extracted