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2016 Tottori earthquake

鳥取県中部地震
UTC time	2016-10-21 05:07
ISC event	611830857
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	October 21, 2016
Local time	14:07 (JST)
Magnitude	MJMA 6.6 Mw 6.2
Depth	11 km
Epicenter	35°22′48″N 133°51′18″E / 35.380°N 133.855°E / 35.380; 133.855
Max. intensity	MMI VIII (Severe) JMA 6−
Peak acceleration	1.52 g 1494 Gal
Casualties	32 injured

The 2016 Tottori earthquake (鳥取県中部地震, Tottori-ken Chūbu Jishin) is an earthquake that occurred in central Tottori Prefecture in Japan on October 21, 2016. It measured 6.2 on the moment magnitude scale. The earthquake left 32 people injured.

Earthquake

The shock had a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe), and it had a maximum JMA intensity of Shindo 6− (Kurayoshi, Yurihama and Hokuei).

See also

• List of earthquakes in 2016
• List of earthquakes in Japan
• 2000 Tottori earthquake

References

1. 鳥取県中部の地震（2016年） – 災害カレンダー
2. The Earthquake in Tottori-ken Chubu on 21 October 2016 -Portal- – JMA
3. 平成28年10月21日14時07分頃の鳥取県中部の地震について – 気象庁
4. "The 2016 Central Tottori Earthquake | GSI HOME PAGE". gsi.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
5. 日本付近で発生した主な被害地震 – 気象庁
6. 平成28年10月21日鳥取県中部地震記録誌 – 鳥取県
7. "21st October, 2016 Earthquake in Tottori prefecture – Earthquake Research Institute, the University of Tokyo". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
8. Kubo, Hisahiko; Suzuki, Wataru; Aoi, Shin; Sekiguchi, Haruko (2017-09-15). "Source rupture process of the 2016 central Tottori, Japan, earthquake (MJMA 6.6) inferred from strong motion waveforms". Earth, Planets and Space. 69 (1): 127. Bibcode:2017EP&S...69..127K. doi:10.1186/s40623-017-0714-3. ISSN 1880-5981.
9. "Evaluation of Earthquake in the Central Tottori Prefecture on October 21, 2016 (October 22, 2016)". Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
10. "M 6.2 – 6 km S of Kurayoshi, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
11. Ross, Zachary E.; Kanamori, Hiroo; Hauksson, Egill; Aso, Naofumi (2018). "Dissipative Intraplate Faulting During the 2016 Mw 6.2 Tottori, Japan Earthquake". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 123 (2): 1631–1642. Bibcode:2018JGRB..123.1631R. doi:10.1002/2017JB015077. ISSN 2169-9356.
12. "鳥取県中部を震源とする地震 (第38報)" (PDF). 2018-04-29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
13. "気象庁｜報道発表資料". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
14. "震度データベース検索". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

External links

• The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
• 平成28年10月21日14時07分頃の鳥取県中部の地震について – 気象庁
• 平成28年10月21日鳥取県中部地震記録誌 – 鳥取県

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