2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake (M7.2), centered in southern part of Iwate prefecture, occurred at 08:43:46 AM (JST) on Saturday, June 14, 2008. The quake was measured the seismic intensity of 6-plus on the Japanese scale from 0 to 7 in Oushu city, Iwate and Kurihara city, Miyagi, and other places nearby also were hit by strong tremors. As a member of Joint observation group of universities and research institutes across the country, we have started the seismic observation and the installation of temporary GPS stations in order to investigate the aftershock activity and crustal structure around the source region.
Research Center for Prediction of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions
Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
