2018-09-06
Emergency Obs. Request Information
- Disaster Type: Earthquake
- Country: Japan
- Occurrence Date (UTC):
- SA activation Date(UTC): 06 September, 2018
- Requester: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
- Escalation to the International Charter:
- GLIDE Number:
Disaster Situation
Landslides resulting from a preliminary magnitude 6.7 earthquake early Thursday on Japan's Hokkaido island buried a "large" number of homes at the foot of a ridge, public broadcaster NHK reported. At least 28 people were injured in the region and 20 residents in the town of Atsuma may be unaccounted for, officials said. Twenty of those injured were in the city of Sapporo. The earthquake was followed by multiple aftershocks, including one registered at 5.4, NHK reported, citing the Japan Meteorological Agency. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake registered at 6.6.
CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/05/world/japan-earthquake/index.htm