1948 Fukui earthquake

1948 Fukui earthquake

Earthquake
title=1948 Fukui earthquake
date= June 28 1948


magnitude = 7.1 Mw
depth= 0 km
location=coord|36.10|N|136.17|E
countries affected = flag|Japan
tsunami = No
casualties = 3,769 dead, 22,203 injured

The nihongo|1948 Fukui earthquake|福井地震|Fukui jishin was a major earthquake in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The magnitude 7.1 quake struck at 5:13 p.m. on June 28, 1948 (the then Japan Daylight Saving Time; JDT). The strongest shaking occurred in the city of Fukui, where it was recorded as 6 (equivalent to the current 7) on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale. The coordinates of the earthquake were 36゜10.3'N　136゜17.4'E (around the town of Maruoka). [ [http://www.seisvol.kishou.go.jp/cgi-bin/shindo_db.cgi?from_YYYY=1948&from_MM=01&from_DD=01&from_hh=00&from_mm=00&to_YYYY=1949&to_MM=01&to_DD=01&to_hh=24&to_mm=00&ORG_PID=24403&pref=40&minimum_shindo=7&station=9999999&max_count=5&PARAM_OK_DATE=%B8%A1%BA%F7%BC%C2%B9%D4 Japan Meteorological Agency] Shindo Database Search Retrieved August 16, 2008]

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