The 1968 Ebino earthquake (Japanese: えびの地震[6]) is an earthquake that occurred on February 21, 1968, near the border between Miyazaki, Kumamoto and Kagoshima Prefectures in Japan.[7][8] Moment magnitude was 6.2.[9] The earthquake left three people dead and 42 people injured.[7]
| えびの地震 | |
   | |
| UTC time | 1968-02-21 01:44 |
|---|---|
| ISC event | 826420 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | February 21, 1968[1][2] |
| Local time | 10:44 (JST) |
| Magnitude | 6.1 MJMA[3] 6.2 Mw[4] |
| Epicenter | 32°00′N 130°42′E / 32.0°N 130.7°E[5] |
| Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong) |
| Casualties | 3 dead, 42 injured[5] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "M 6.2 – Kyushu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. February 21, 1968. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "Significant Earthquake: JAPAN: KYUSHU". National Geophysical Data Center. February 21, 1968. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ 震度データベース検索 – 気象庁
- ^ "M 6.2 – Kyushu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
- ^ a b 日本付近のおもな被害地震年代表 – 日本地震学会
- ^ 小項目事典,デジタル大辞泉,世界大百科事典内言及, ブリタニカ国際大百科事典. "えびの地震とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "えびの地震（1968年2月21日） ｜ 災害カレンダー" (in Japanese). Yahoo天気・災害. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ えびの地震の記録 Archived 2021-06-03 at the Wayback Machine – 宮崎県
- ^ "気象庁 | 気象庁が名称を定めた気象・地震・火山現象一覧". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
External links
edit- "えびの地震（1968年2月21日） ｜ 災害カレンダー" (in Japanese). Yahoo天気・災害. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- "えびの地震とは". ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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