Earthquake strikes northeast Japan, shakes Tokyo
{{date|August 16, 2005}}

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[[Image:NE Honshu Earthquake 20050816.gif|thumb|An illustration to indicate the approximate location of the epicentre (orange square).]]

An [[w:earthquake|earthquake]] of magnitude 7.2 struck [[w:Japan|Japan]] at 2:46 UTC (11:46 am local time), off the eastern coast of northern [[w:Honshu|Honshu]], 95 km (60 miles) from Sendai. Buildings in [[Tokyo]], 350 km (220 miles) from the epicenter, were swayed by the trembler and trains were shut down. A tsunami bulletin was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and small tsunamis were observed thereafter. [http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2005/08/16/1174769-sun.html (1)] [http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=125446460&p=yz5447x4x (2)].

=== Reactions and effects ===
As a precaution, the [[w:Tohoku|Tohoku]] Electric [[w:nuclear power|nuclear power]] plants have been shut down.

Electric supply ceased due to the earthquake in the [[w:Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi Prefecture]] and in its southern neighbor, [[w:Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima Prefecture]], and 17,000 households in total have been affected and lost power.

Railway transports including [[w:Tōhoku Shinkansen|Tōhoku Shinkansen]] have been stopped. [[w:Sendai, Miyagi|Sendai]] Airport has been temporally closed.

No casualties have been reported. So far over 69 people have been injured in Miyagi, [[w:Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]], Fukushima, [[w:Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] and [[w:Tokyo|Tokyo]] Prefectures including 26 people who have been injured due to falling roof in an indoor swimming pool in Sendai. 687 houses in Tohoku region were destroyed to some extent. In addition, a house by wood in Saitama Prefecture. A female resident was trapped by this broken house and rescued after 50 minutes.

===External links===
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.4+N++141.8+E&spn=10.771032,15.864258&t=h&hl=en 38.4° N  141.8° E] - Earthquake epicenter on Google Maps.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usbvae.htm
|title=Magnitude 7.2 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
|author=
|pub=USGS
|date=August 16, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/wmsg
|title=TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
|author=
|pub=NOAA
|date=August 16, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.11alive.com/news/usnews_article.aspx?storyid=67836
|title=Quake Shakes Buildings In Tokyo
|author=
|pub=Associated Press
|date=August 16, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/tsunami-warning-follows-quake-in-japan/2005/08/16/1123958046189.html
|title=Tsunami warning follows quake in Japan
|author=
|pub=Sydney Morning Hearld
|date=August 16, 2005}}

*{{出典・ウェブ|
url=http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0816/TKY200508160209.html
|タイトル=宮城県南部で震度６弱　県内でけが人多数
|著者=
|publisher=Asahi Shimbun
|発行者=朝日新聞社
|日付=2005年8月16日}}

*{{source|url=http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/shakai/tenki/jishin/news/20050817k0000m040109000c.html
|title=宮城沖地震：59人重軽傷、新幹線は深夜まで運転見合わせ
|author=
|pub=Mainichi Shimbun
|date=August 16, 2005}}

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An illustration to indicate the approximate location of the epicentre (orange square).

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck Japan at 2:46 UTC (11:46 am local time), off the eastern coast of northern Honshu, 95 km (60 miles) from Sendai. Buildings in Tokyo, 350 km (220 miles) from the epicenter, were swayed by the trembler and trains were shut down. A tsunami bulletin was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and small tsunamis were observed thereafter.  (1)  (2).

Electric supply ceased due to the earthquake in the Miyagi Prefecture and in its southern neighbor, Fukushima Prefecture, and 17,000 households in total have been affected and lost power.

Railway transports including Tōhoku Shinkansen have been stopped. Sendai Airport has been temporally closed.

No casualties have been reported. So far over 69 people have been injured in Miyagi, Iwate, Fukushima, Saitama and Tokyo Prefectures including 26 people who have been injured due to falling roof in an indoor swimming pool in Sendai. 687 houses in Tohoku region were destroyed to some extent. In addition, a house by wood in Saitama Prefecture. A female resident was trapped by this broken house and rescued after 50 minutes.

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