- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 16, 2022 CE
- Location:
- Japan, Off Fukushima
- Magnitude:
- 7.3 Mw
- Depth:
- 41 km
- Deaths:
- 4
- Injuries:
- 247
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
- Damage:
- ~$8800M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwb 6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 7.3
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
Other earthquake records of 2022 CE
- Afghanistan, Paktika Province, Pakistan · Mw 6 · 1,039 deaths
- Indonesia, W Java: Cianjur · Mw 5.6 · 635 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Mw 6.6 · 118 deaths
- Afghanistan, Badghis: Qadis · Mw 5.3 · 28 deaths
- Indonesia, W Sumatra: Pasaman, West Pasaman · Mw 6.1 · 27 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Morobe, Eastern Highlands · Mw 7.6 · 21 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 2022 CE Earthquake — Japan, Off Fukushima happen?
- March 16, 2022 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: 4. Historical death tolls vary by source.