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Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale (震度 shindo) is a measure used in Japan to indicate the strength of earthquakes. Unlike the Richter magnitude scale (which measures the total magnitude of the earthquake, and represents the size of the earthquake with a single number) the JMA scale describes the degree of shaking at a point on the Earth's surface. The JMA operates a network of 180 seismographs and 600 seismic intensity meters and provides real-time earthquake reports to the media and on the internet (Japanese page). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japan_Meterological_Agency_seismic_intensity_scale   (346 words)

Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale - Bvio Unlike the Richter magnitude scale (which measures the total magnitude of the earthquake, and represents the size of the earthquake with a single number) the JMA scale describes the degree of shaking at a point on the Earth's surface. The JMA operates a network of 180 seismographs and 600 seismic intensity meters and provides real-time earthquake reports to the media and on the internet (Japanese page). The '''Japan Meterological Agency seismic intensity scale''' (気象庁震度階級: Kishōchō shindo kaikyū, or ''shindo'') is a measure used in Japan to indicate the strength of earthquakes. bvio.ngic.re.kr /Bvio/index.php/Japan_Meterological_Agency_seismic_intensity_scale   (346 words)

SEISMIC INTENSITY SCALE Seismic intensity is usually measured on the ground surface, so in general, the shaking on upper stories of buildings may be amplified greatly. It is observed with a seismic intensity meter. Even at locations far from the epicenter, where the seismic intensity is rather small, the long-period waves may occasionally cause unusual types of damage, such as the sloshing of oil in a tank or troubles with elevators. www.hp1039.jishin.go.jp /eqchreng/at2-2.htm   (843 words)

IUGG 2003 Scientific Program Since 1996, seismic intensity meters have been densely installed by JMA and many local governments for automatic and rapid announcement of seismic intensities in the region.　However, it has been pointed out that the variation of the instrumental seismic intensity at neighboring sites is not small. The JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) seismic intensity scale has been playing an important role in earthquake engineering such as seismic risk analyses and planning for disaster response. The 50th, 80th, and 95th percentiles were also calculated from the standard deviations of the SIDs.Finally, the probability of occurrence of the same/different seismic intensity scale at two sites was considered by using both observed seismic intensity scale and theoretical ones estimated from the standard deviation of the SIDs. www.jamstec.go.jp /jamstec-e/iugg/htm/abstract/abst/ss04a_p/019483-1.html   (316 words)

Notification No. 4 of the Japan Meteorological Agency As to the special case of application of the JMA seismic intensity scale, there will be changes as follows in the table from the application date until September 30, 1996. (Special case of application of the JMA seismic intensity scale) The seismic intensity scale used for observation of seismic intensity on Table 2-A-(6) of Article 1-2 of the Meteorological Operation Act. www.hp1039.jishin.go.jp /eqchreng/at2-4.htm   (224 words)

Earthquake damage assessment In this judgment table, JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) seismic intensity of 5+ or 6- is assumed as input earthquake motion. Therefore, the assessment standards are created in consideration of the difference in the strength of earthquake motion in the earthquake damage assessment of local governments in Japan. Second, weight (score) for peak ground acceleration is set as Table 3.1.7 by use of the relation between peak ground acceleration and collapse rate by Fire and Marine Insurance Rating Association of Japan (1994). iisee.kenken.go.jp /net/yokoi/methodology/SlopeFalure.htm   (1183 words)

USPACOM Article quake measured 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in southern Tochigi Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It registered an intensity of 4 in Ninomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, an intensity of 3 in Utsunomiya and Nikko, both in Tochigi Prefecture, and an intensity of 2 in Tokyo and Yokohama as well as in Narita, Chiba Prefecture. The quake's focus was around 40 km underground in southern Ibaraki Prefecture. www.pacom.mil /articles/articles2004/040710story3.shtml   (100 words)

Business Insurance While the natural disasters that have pounded Japan this year are costing insurers billions of dollars, the losses probably won't be enough to cause significant increases in property rates. Property owners in Japan may actually have been spared worse damage from the typhoons because the storms weakened considerably before reaching land, according to Jayanta Guin, vp of research and modeling for AIR Worldwide Corp., a Boston-based unit of Insurance Services Office Inc. in Jersey City, N.J. And, Mr. The deadliest typhoon to hit Japan in over a decade, Tokage's wind and heavy rains triggered mudslides and flooding that left at least 63 people dead as it moved across the country on Oct. 20. www.rmi.gsu.edu /rmi/faculty/klein/RMI_3500/Readings/Other/Cats_JapanRates.htm   (1033 words)

IOL: Strong earthquake rattles northern Japan The Japan Meteorological Agency later issued a tsunami warning for Miyagi prefecture, and said a tsunami 50 cm high was thought to have reached the coast. Japan sits atop the junction of at least three tectonic plates, immense slabs of the earth's crust whose gradual movements are thought to cause earthquakes, making it one of the world's most earthquake-prone regions. Japan's third-biggest oil refiner, Idemitsu Kosan, said there was no further damage at its Hokkaido refinery, which has been closed since a powerful earthquake jolted the main island in the north late September. www.iol.co.za /index.php?click_id=126&art_id=qw1067575861828B222&set_id=1   (452 words)

Xinhua - English The strongest intensity registered at upper 5 in one of Tokyo's23 wards, according the Japan Meteorological Agency. Japan has been hit by numerous quakes since an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, 200 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 23 last year, which claimed the lives of 40 people. The focus of the quake was 70 kilometers underground in Tokyo's neighboring Chiba Prefecture, the agency said. news.xinhuanet.com /english/2005-07/23/content_3257229.htm   (329 words)

Encyclopedia: Shindo The shindo scale ranges from shindo one, a slight earthquake felt only by people who are not moving, to shindo seven, a severe earthquake. It is interesting to note that Nagai's complex and ambivalent relationship with commodified and marginalized women is a curiosity and preoccupation similarly shared by Kaneto Shindo's mentor (and Nagai's artistic contemporary) filmmaker Kenji Mizoguchi who, perhaps uncoincidentally, became the biographical subject of Shindo's earlier documentary, Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director. Shindo refers to the intensity of an earthquake at a given location, i.e. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shindo   (327 words)

Planet Ark : Moderate Earthquake Shakes Western Japan The earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, struck off the Pacific coast southeast of the Kii peninsula in western Japan, the Meteorological Agency said. Japan is one of the world's most seismically active areas, and memories are still vivid of the earthquake in the western city of Kobe which killed more than 6,400 people in 1995. The earthquake measured four on Japan's seven-grade seismic intensity scale in parts of Wakayama and Mie prefectures in western Japan as well as in Shizuoka in central Japan. www.planetark.com /dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/26989/story.htm   (462 words)

Kobe is located between the sea Instead of the Richter scale the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale is used to measure the strength of earthquakes instead of the magnitude. The JMA consists of a network of 180 seismographs and 600 seismic intensity meters providing real time reports to the media and the Internet. In the case of Kobe, liquefaction occurred due to the abundant water-saturated soil and as the ground began to shake contact and friction was lost with the other grains resulting in soil to flow apart moving the ground 7 inches horizontally and 4 inches vertically. www.uwec.edu /jolhm/EH2/Ofori-Amoah/Kobe%20Earthquke/Overview.htm   (733 words)

Preparing for the Tokai Earthquake/What is an Earthquake? This "Table of Japan Meteorological Agency's Earthquake Seismic Intensity and Related Explanations" shows the phenomena and damage that actually occurred in the area where an earthquake and was subsequently measured, took place. The seismic intensity scale shows the magnitude of an earthquake and is measured using seismic sensory equipment. If you consider that large earthquakes tend to occur in the same locations in cycles of 100 to 150 years, the "next biggie" is without doubt on its way. www.city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp /hamaEng/bosai/what/index.html   (547 words)

Webshots AP News Headlines The town of Kawasaki in southern Miyagi Prefecture registered a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, the meteorological agency said. The Japan Meteorological Agency initially announced the magnitude as 6.8, but revised it upward. Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo daily.webshots.com /content/ap/current/h78527667.html   (560 words)

Articles - Scale The Richter scale, the Mercalli scale, the Rossi-Forel scale and the Omori are all used to measure the intensity of earthquakes. The Fujita scale estimates the intensity of tornadoes. The Torino Scale and the Palermo scale measure the impact hazard level of near-Earth objects such as asteroids. www.mountainbikescenter.com /articles/Scales   (255 words)

EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS IN JAPAN The Country of Japan is considered an archipelago and is located in an area where several oceanic and continental plates meet resulting in frequent earthquakes, and the formations of volcanoes and hot springs. Kobe is one of Japan’s ten largest cities and is located between sea and the Rokko mountain range. Kobe is historically known for being the first Japanese port to be opened for international trade as well as being one of the Japans’ most attractive cities. www.uwec.edu /jolhm/EH2/Ofori-Amoah/Kobe%20Earthquke/Abstract.htm   (348 words)

Basic information about earthquakes The Japan Meteorological Agency Seismic Intensity Scale is used in Japan. Seismic intensity used to be measured by human perception and damage to buildings, but it is now quickly measured by mechanical seismic scales. The scale runs from 0 to 7 and has 10 different measurements because intensities of 5 and 6 are divided in to “weak” and “strong” intensities. www.city.sendai.jp /syoubou/bousai-e/01.html   (524 words)

Channelnewsasia.com There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake which the Japan Meteorological Agency said struck at 1:24 am (1624 GMT Sunday). The agency said the quake measured 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the city of Fukuoka and its vicinity. The focus of the quake was about 10 kilometers (six miles) below the surface of the Sea of Japan west of Fukuoka Prefecture, the agency said. www.channelnewsasia.com /stories/afp_asiapacific/print/145484/1/.html   (161 words)

1995010101 The level-VI of the seismic intensity scale of the Japan Meteorological Agency was recorded on this earthquake at the Kobe Marine Observatory. The gross amount of damage caused by the earthquake was estimated by the National Land Agency at 9,600 billion yen, of which the damages to the transport-related facilities such as railways and port facilities amounted to 1,600 billion yen, accounting for approximately more than 17% of the total damage. @ @ As Kobe Port serves a wide area, it is assumed that effects of the earthquake have been exerted on a wide range of areas, mainly in western Japan (Table 3). www.mlit.go.jp /english/white-paper/unyu-whitepaper/1995/1995010101.html   (2463 words)

References Note on the JMA seismic intensity, JMA report 1996, Gyosei (in Japanese). Relations between JMA's measuring seismic intensity (MI) and phyical parameters of earthquake ground motion, OYO Tenical Report, 1997, 85-96. On the correlation of Seismic Intensity with Fourier Amplitude Spectra, Earthquake Spectra, bf 14, 679-694. pasadena.wr.usgs.gov /shake/pubs/shake/node12.html   (579 words)

Toshi's diary The town of Kawasaki in Miyagi registered lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of seven, the meteorological agency said. A powerful earthquake, registering a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, struck northeastern Japan just before noon Tuesday and a tsunami alert has been issued for the coastal region of Miyagi Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. At every corners on the roads in Japan, there are this kind of mirrors,which are very convenient for drivers as well as pedestrians. hanasaki.blogspot.com   (651 words)

bisoy: LINDOL Sinabi ng Japan Meteorological Agency na ang mga lindol maliban sa una ay nakasentro 10 kilometro sa ilalim ng lupa sa rehiyon. Sinabi ng weather agency na maaaring bumaba pa ang temperatura sa tinamaan ng lindol na central Niigata Prefecture sa mga darating na araw, at posibleng magyelo rin sa mga mabundok na lugar. 3 lindol na nasa upper 6 at isa na nasa lower 6 sa Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, habang ang 2 naman na nasa upper 5 ang tumama sa Niigata. www.livejournal.com /users/bisoy/4444.html   (348 words)

Niigata News Japan's weather agency issued warnings for high waves, storms, heavy rain and flooding for areas from Okinawa north to Tokyo and Niigata prefecture. She was expected to arrive at an airport in Japan's northern prefecture of Niigata on Thursday, Kyodo News agency said, citing unidentified supporters. Kazumi Kitagawa, 31, was scheduled to arrive at Japan's Niigata airport Thursday after the North Korean government allowed her to leave, the BBC reported. news.daylightonline.com /2005-03/Niigata.html   (3856 words)

english.eastday.com An earthquake registering an estimated magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale shook northeastern Japan early Tuesday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake measured 3 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in several locations in the southern part of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, the agency said. The quake's epicenter was about 110 kilometers underground in the southern Tokachi region in Hokkaido, according to the agency. english.eastday.com /epublish/gb/paper1/1336/class000100003/hwz203641.htm   (103 words)

Nihongo-a-Go-Go :: Aimee's Journal: My first earthquake. "TOKYO — A magnitude 4.4 earthquake jolted central Japan on Sunday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake measured 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Kani, Ginan, Kasamatsu and Yanaizu in Gifu Prefecture and Nishi Ward in Nagoya, Inuyama, Komaki, Iwakura and Oguchi in Aichi Prefecture. The agency did not issue a tsunami warning. www.another2am.com /blog/archives/000134.html   (235 words)

Shiromi’s Diary » 2004 » October » 23 Finally, it is the first time quakes measuring 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 occurred four times in a day, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Then today, for several hours, Japan was literally trembling under a series of earthquakes that hit Niigata this evening. There is a sort of apocalyptic atmosphere that reigns in Japan and noone can tell when it's going to end. www.shiromi.com /blog/2004/10/23   (315 words)

Xinhua - English (0229 GMT) with the epicenter in the prefecture's Chuetsu region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The earthquake also registered upper 5 on Japan's 7-level seismic intensity scale. At least two people suffered minor injuries to their arms from a broken window, Japanese media reported. news.xinhuanet.com /english/2005-08/21/content_3383637.htm   (171 words)

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