2ND LD: Chronology of recent major quakes in Japan.TOKYO, May 27 Kyodo (EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. : UPDATING) The following is a chronology of major earthquakes in Japan since May 1983. The Japanese seismic intensity scale is divided into 7 levels (of which levels 5 and 6 have been divided into ''lower'' and ''upper'' categories since 1996). May 26, 1983 -- Registered magnitude 7.7 on Richter scale Richter scale (rĭk`tər), measure of the magnitude of seismic waves from an earthquake, devised in 1935 by the American seismologist Charles F. Richter (1900–1985). and 5 on Japanese scale, jolted Akita, Akita Prefecture Akita Prefecture (秋田県 Akita-ken , and other parts in the region, killing 104 people. Sept. 14, 1984 -- Registered M6.8 and 6, jolted Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, killing 29 people. Jan. 15, 1993 -- Registered M7.8 and 6, jolted Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, killing two people. July 12, 1993 -- Registered M7.8 and 5, jolted Hokkaido Prefecture, injuring 230 people. Dec. 28, 1994 -- Registered M7.6 and 6, jolted Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, killing three. Jan. 17, 1995 -- Great Hanshin Earthquake The Great Hanshin Earthquake (阪神・淡路大震災 , registered M7.3 and 7, hit Kobe and other parts of Hyogo Prefecture, killing 6,433. July 1, 2000 -- Registered M6.4 and lower 6, jolted Izu islands off Shizuoka Prefecture, killing one person. Oct. 6, 2000 -- Registered M7.3 and upper 6, jolted Tottori Prefecture, injuring more than 50 people. March 24, 2001 -- Registered M6.7 and lower 6, jolted Hiroshima Prefecture, killing two people. May 26, 2003 -- Registered M7.0 and lower 6, jolted parts of Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, injuring nearly 100 people. |
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