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2022-09-24 03:34 (UTC+9),
SE HYOGO,
10km Depth, M 4.0 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 2022/09/24 03:44:13.

Estimated Is for Major Cities

Max. Obs. Is Histogram
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Nishinomiya,Hyogo 480,000 7
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Kawanishi,Hyogo 150,000 11
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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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
1925 Northern Hyogo 6.8 Tajima Earthquake,428 dead, 1,295 houses collapsed, 2,180 houses collapsed from fire around the Maruyamagawa River. Two small faults (the length 1.6 km) were formed.
1927 Northern Kyoto 7.3 Kita Tango Earthquake,2,925 dead, 12,584 houses collapsed (5,105 houses, 7,478 non-residential houses). Goumura fault (a length of 18 km, the maximum horizontal displacement 2.7 m) and Yamada fault (a length of 7 km), which is perpendicular to Goumura fault, were formed by the earthquake.
1936 Nara 6.4 Kawachi Yamato Earthquake,9 dead. 6 houses collapsed, 53 partially destroyed.
1948 Kii Channel 6.7 2 dead, 60 houses collapsed.
1952 Nara 6.7 Yoshino Earthquake,9 dead, 20 houses collapsed.
1963 Off Fukui 6.9 Echizenmisaki-oki Earthquake,2 houses collapsed, 4 partially destroyed.
1995 Awajishima Island 7.3 Hyogoken Nanbu Earthquake,Many timber houses, RC and steel framed buildings, expressways, and railways, including Shinkansen, collapsed. 6,434 dead, 3 missing, 43,792 injured. 104,906 houses collapsed, 144,274 partially destroyed, 7132 completely or partially destroyed by fire.
2013 Awajishima Island 6.3 The crustal earthquake with revers faults adjacent to the focal area of the 1995 Hyogoken Nanbu Earthquake. 35 injured, 8 houses collapsed and 101 partially destroyed. The maximum Is was 6- (Awaji-shi, Hyogo).
Reference: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Chronological Scientific Tables, Maruzen, (2017) *partially extracted