Hiroshima Earthquake 1997

You will not have heard of this earthquake because it is one of many that go unreported worldwide. This is because there was very little damage and nobody was killed.

A newspaper article  appeared in Japan on Friday 4th April 1997.
Some of the details are extracted.

Details

  • April 3rd 1997
  • 2 earthquakes
  • 4.33 a.m. and 6.47 a.m.
  • 5.5  and 5.1 on the    Richter scale
  • Upper 5  and Upper 4 on the Japanese scale   ( upper limit 7 )
  • Focus 10 km and 50 km below ground
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Effects

  • Injury : 4 people
  • 19 landslides
  • Ruptured roads
  • 6 buildings damaged
  • 30 evacuated from homes
  • 2,500 homes lost their    water supply
  • No injury or damage in the second quake

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