2016 Tottori earthquake

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UTCtime2016-10-21 05:07
LocaldateOctober 21, 2016[1]
2016 Tottori earthquake
鳥取県中部地震
2016 Tottori earthquake is located in Tottori Prefecture
2016 Tottori earthquake
UTC time2016-10-21 05:07
ISC event611830857
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateOctober 21, 2016[1]
Local time14:07 (JST)[2]
MagnitudeMJMA 6.6
Mw 6.2
Depth11 km[3]
Epicenter35°22′48″N 133°51′18″E / 35.380°N 133.855°E / 35.380; 133.855[4]
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)

JMA 6−
Peak acceleration1.52 g
1494 Gal
Casualties32 injured[5]

The 2016 Tottori earthquake (鳥取県中部地震, Tottori-ken Chūbu Jishin)[6] is an earthquake that occurred in central Tottori Prefecture in Japan on October 21, 2016.[7][8][9] It measured 6.2 on the moment magnitude scale.[10][11] The earthquake left 32 people injured.[12]

The shock had a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe), and it had a maximum JMA intensity of Shindo 6− (Kurayoshi, Yurihama and Hokuei).[13][14]

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