2018 Osaka earthquake
大阪府北部地震 | |
strike-slip and reverse faults | |
Total damage | approx. $1.6 billion |
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Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe) JMA 6− |
Peak acceleration | 0.92 g 900.4 Gal |
Tsunami | No |
Casualties | 4 dead, 434 injured |
On 18 June 2018, around 7:58:35 a.m.
Shaking from the earthquake was felt strongly in the prefecture and the nearby metropolitan areas of Osaka and Kyoto, temporarily disrupting electrical and gas service to 170,000 homes and buildings. The earthquake struck during
Earthquake
The earthquake occurred at 7:58:35 a.m.
The earthquake triggered the national
The later research shows that the earthquake source was case of geometrically complex faulting on at least two different faults.
Intensity | Prefecture | Location |
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6- | Osaka | Osaka (Kita-ku), Takatsuki, Hirakata, Ibaraki, Minoh |
5+ | Kyoto | |
Osaka | Osaka ( | |
5- | Shiga | Ōtsu |
Kyoto | Uji, Jōyō, Mukō, Kyōtanabe, Nantan, Ide, Seika | |
Osaka | Osaka ( Toyono, Nose
| |
Hyōgo | Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, Itami, Kawanishi | |
Nara | Kōryō
|
Damage and effects
The earthquake caused the partial collapse of several buildings, as well as damage to underground water pipes that left residents without running water.[16][17] A total of 6,766 structures were found by government surveys to have sustained partial damage, primarily in Osaka Prefecture but also including several in Kyoto Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, and Hyōgo Prefecture.[18] As many as 450 people remained in public shelters a week after the earthquake.[19]
Roof tiles and stone ornaments at homes and historic temples and shrines fell to the ground.[20] At least 170,000 homes in Osaka were initially under an electrical blackout, but power was restored later in the morning.[16][21] Gas services were also stopped for over 112,000 households in Ibaraki and Takatsuki for several days, but was fully restored by 25 June.[22]
The earthquake disrupted train services, including the Shinkansen, during the morning rush hour but had resumed service six hours later, in time for the afternoon commute.[2][20][23] During the shutdown, passengers disembarked from trains and walked along the tracks, due to fears of aftershocks causing further damage.[24] The Osaka Monorail reopened for service on 23 June, but was forced to suspend operations the following day due to the discovery of additional damage to the train cars.[18]
Operations at the
Casualties
There were four confirmed deaths resulting from the earthquake,[3][27][28] including a child in Takatsuki who was crushed by a collapsing wall outside her elementary school. The wall did not meet modern safety codes and prompted Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to order safety checks of similar concrete block structures at schools across the country.[7] 417 people were also injured and treated at hospitals.[4]
Response
Shortly after the earthquake, Prime Minister
After the earthquake, online rumors of ethnic non-Japanese residents committing dangerous crimes, such as
See also
References
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- ^ "大阪府における給水支援に係る災害派遣について(20時00分現在)" [Osaka prefecture earthquake: Disaster response team dispatch and water supply support (As of 20:00)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Defense. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "People pile into shelters in quake-hit Osaka Prefecture as rains stir landslide fears". The Japan Times. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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- ^ Ryall, Julian (22 June 2018). "Social media rumour mongers accuse Chinese of looting in Osaka quake aftermath". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- Asahi Shimbun. 21 June 2018. Archived from the originalon 21 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.