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1948 Fukui earthquake
福井地震
1948 Fukui earthquake is located in Japan
1948 Fukui earthquake
1948 Fukui earthquake is located in Fukui Prefecture
1948 Fukui earthquake
UTC time1948-06-28 07:13:31
ISC event897413
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateJune 28, 1948 (1948-06-28)
Local time16:13:31 JST
Magnitude6.8 Mw[1]
Depth10 km (6.2 mi)[1]
Epicenter36°10′N 136°13′E / 36.16°N 136.22°E / 36.16; 136.22[1]
TypeIntraplate earthquake
Areas affectedJapan
Total damageUS$ 1 billion[2]
Max. intensityMMI IX (Violent) [2]
JMA 6 (now equivalent to JMA 7)
Casualties3,769 dead[3][4][5]
22,203 injured [4][5]

The 1948 Fukui earthquake (福井地震, Fukui jishin) occurred in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck at 4:13:31 p.m.(JDT) on June 28, 1948. The quake's hypocenter was approximately 10 km north-northeast of Fukui, in the present-day neighborhood of Maruoka, Sakai City.[6] The strongest shaking occurred in the city of Fukui, where it was recorded as 6 (equivalent to the current 7) on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference ISC-GEM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972). "Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ "気象庁 | 過去の地震・津波被害". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  4. ^ a b "福井県の地震活動の特徴 – 地震調査研究推進本部". www.jishin.go.jp.
  5. ^ a b "石川県の地震活動の特徴 – 地震調査研究推進本部". www.jishin.go.jp.
  6. ^ Japan Meteorological Agency[permanent dead link] Shindo Database Search Retrieved August 16, 2008

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