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    The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Seismic Intensity Scale (known in Japan as the Shindo seismic scale) is a seismic intensity scale used in Japan to...
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  • Seismic intensity scales categorize the intensity or severity of ground shaking (quaking) at a given location, such as resulting from an earthquake. They...
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  • Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS) measures the effects of an earthquake at a given location. This is in contrast with the seismic magnitude...
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    Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale List of disasters in Japan by death toll List of volcanoes in Japan Nuclear power in Japan § Seismicity South Kantō...
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  • seismologists around the world. In the 7-class Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale, the highest intensity, Shindo 7, covers accelerations greater...
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  • Seismic magnitude scales are used to describe the overall strength or "size" of an earthquake. These are distinguished from seismic intensity scales that...
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  • The Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale (Japanese: 気象庁マグニチュード) is a seismic magnitude scale set by the Japan Meteorological Agency. In Japan, for...
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  • area (W·sr−1·m−2) Mercalli intensity scale, a measure of earthquake impact Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale, a measure of earthquake...
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    List of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake (category Articles using Mw magnitude scale)
    magnitude scale, while Mjma, Mjma, or Mj refer to the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale. The following earthquakes are possibly related to...
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    issued immediately on the detection of P-waves with a Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale (震度, shindo) number (0 to 7) within one shindo number...
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    1948 Fukui earthquake (category 1948 in Japan)
    recorded as 6 (equivalent to the current 7) on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale. The earthquake devastated Fukui, which was still...
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  • Shindo (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
    free dictionary. Shindo or Shindō may refer to: Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale (震度, shindo) Shindo (religion) (신도), an alternative...
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    2008 Iwate–Miyagi Nairiku earthquake (category Articles using Mjma magnitude scale)
    both of which were measured as "strong 6" on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale, shindo (震度, shindo). Peak ground acceleration readings...
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    2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake (category Articles using Mw magnitude scale)
    kilometers (21.7 mi). The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) registered a magnitude of 6.7 Mj and a maximum intensity of 7 on the shindo scale. Shaking from the...
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    Kawaguchi, Niigata (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
    only town to report the maximum value of 7 on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale. On March 31, 2010, Kawaguchi was merged into the...
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    Earthquake (redirect from Seismic activity)
    the rock). The Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale, the Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale, and the Mercalli intensity scale are based on the...
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    The Japan Meteorological Agency said it recorded a maximum seismic intensity of 7 (Shindo 7), the highest level on its seismic intensity scale, the first...
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    ground motion registered at the maximum of 7 on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture. Three other prefectures—Fukushima...
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    2014 Nagano earthquake (category Articles using Mw magnitude scale)
    recorded as 6.7 MJMA and at its peak intensity at Shindo 6 Lower on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale. The earthquake did not result in...
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    Great Hanshin earthquake (category Articles using Mjma magnitude scale)
    earthquake in Japan was officially measured at a seismic intensity (shindo in Japanese) of the highest Level 7 on the scale of Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)...
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    Tsunami (redirect from Seismic sea wave)
    Tsunamis. Reporting Centers Tsunami alert page (in English) from Japan Meteorological Agency NOAA Centre – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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    on the island of Kyushu to register as a 7 on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale. On April 15, the JMA officially labelled it Heisei...
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  • 2019 Yamagata earthquake (category Articles using Mw magnitude scale)
    the maximum perceived shaking using the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale, or Shindo scale, for the earthquake throughout the impacted...
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    Munakata, Fukuoka (category Populated coastal places in Japan)
    city. The quake registered just under five on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale. Munakata has a mayor-council form of government...
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    2024 Hualien earthquake (category Articles using ML magnitude scale)
    and on the island of Yonaguni, Japan, where it measured Shindo 4 on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale. The earthquake had a focal mechanism...
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  • This article describes the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) severe weather terminology. The JMA defines precise meanings for nearly all its weather terms...
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    Chiba Port Tower (category Observation towers in Japan)
    (134 mph (216 km/h)) and earthquakes up to 7 on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale. The observation floor gives a 360-degree view of...
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    Böhmen (in German). 19: 167–191. "Matsushiro earthquake swarm". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2017-10-31. Mogi, Kiyoo (1989). "The mechanics of...
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  • List of earthquakes in 2024 (category Articles using Mw magnitude scale)
    The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS. Seismic activity during...
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    Nichinan, Miyazaki (category Articles using Mw magnitude scale)
    Japan, 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Nichinan. Nichinan experienced seismic intensity of 6- on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale....
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