- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 24, 2001 CE
- Location:
- Japan, Hiroshima, Okayama, Honshu, Kagama
- Magnitude:
- 6.8 Mw
- Depth:
- 50 km
- Deaths:
- 2
- Injuries:
- 161
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
- Damage:
- ~$500M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 6.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.2
Other earthquake records of 2001 CE
- India, Gujarat: Bhuj, Ahmadabad, Rajokot, Pakistan · Mw 7.6 · 20,005 deaths
- El Salvador, Guatemala · Mw 7.7 · 844 deaths
- El Salvador, San Juan Tepezontes-San Vicente-Cojutep · Mw 6.6 · 315 deaths
- Peru, Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna, Ayacucho · Mw 8.4 · 103 deaths
- Afghanistan, Hindu Kush: Parvan · Mw 5 · 4 deaths
- Peru, Antabama · Mw 5.8 · 4 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 2001 CE Earthquake — Japan, Hiroshima, Okayama, Honshu, Kagama happen?
- March 24, 2001 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 2. Historical death tolls vary by source.
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