List of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake

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Map of aftershocks until March 14 (first 4 days) Map of Sendai Earthquake 2011.jpg
Map of aftershocks until March 14 (first 4 days)
Visualization of intensity of aftershocks in the first few days 2011 Japan Sendai earthquake.jpg
Visualization of intensity of aftershocks in the first few days

This is a list of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. Japan had experienced 900 aftershocks after the M9.1 earthquake on March 11, 2011 with about 60 aftershocks being over magnitude 6.0 and three over magnitude 7.0. For conciseness, only earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 7.0 or an intensity greater than lower-6 on the shindo scale are listed here. Mw refers to the moment magnitude scale, while Mjma, Mjma, or Mj refer to the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale.

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Foreshocks

Japan Time MagnitudeCoordinatesDepthIntensity (shindo) [1] Comment
2011-03-09 11:45Mw 7.3, Mj 7.3 [2] 38°25′26″N142°50′10″E / 38.424°N 142.836°E / 38.424; 142.836 32 km [USGS 1] 5-

The source was estimated to have a length of 28.7 km and a width of 53.2 km with a slip of 1.25 m. [3] Caused a 55 cm tsunami. [4]

2011-03-10 06:23Mw 6.4, Mj 6.8 38°10′16″N143°02′35″E / 38.171°N 143.043°E / 38.171; 143.043 9 km4Caused 11 cm Tsunami. [5]

Main shock

Japan TimeMagnitudeCoordinatesDepthIntensity (shindo) [1] Comment
2011-03-11 14:46 Mw 9.1, Mj 8.4 [2] 38°19′19″N142°22′08″E / 38.322°N 142.369°E / 38.322; 142.369 29 km [USGS 2] 719,759 deaths, [6] 2,553 people missing [7] , tsunami, nuclear incidents.

Aftershocks

Japan TimeMagnitudeCoordinatesDepthIntensity (shindo) [1] Comment
2011-03-11 15:08Mj 7.4 [1] 39°49′12″N139°01′30″E / 39.82°N 139.025°E / 39.82; 139.025 32 km [1] 5-
2011-03-11 15:15Mw 7.9, Mj 7.6 [1] 36°16′N141°08′E / 36.27°N 141.14°E / 36.27; 141.14 43 km [USGS 3] 6+
2011-03-11 15:25Mw 7.7, Mj 7.5 [1] 38°03′N144°35′E / 38.05°N 144.59°E / 38.05; 144.59 19 km [USGS 4] 4
2011-04-07 23:32Mw 7.1, Mj 7.2 [1] 38°15′11″N141°38′24″E / 38.253°N 141.640°E / 38.253; 141.640 42 km [USGS 5] 6+ 4 dead, 100+ injured, large scale power outage in Tōhoku region. [8] [9]
2011-04-11 17:16Mw 6.6, Mj 7.0 [1] 37°00′25″N140°28′37″E / 37.007°N 140.477°E / 37.007; 140.477 10 km [USGS 6] 6- 6 dead, several injured, localized power outage and landslides in Iwaki, Fukushima. [10]
2011-04-12 14:07Mj 6.4 [1] 37°03′07″N140°38′35″E / 37.052°N 140.643°E / 37.052; 140.643 15 km [1] 6-
2011-07-10 09:57Mw 7.0, Mj 7.3 [1] 38°02′24″N143°17′13″E / 38.040°N 143.287°E / 38.040; 143.287 23 km [USGS 7] 410 cm of tsunami in Sōma and Ōfunato. [11]
2012-12-07 17:18Mw 7.3 [1] 37°48′N144°12′E / 37.8°N 144.2°E / 37.8; 144.2 49 km (JMA) [1]
36 km [USGS 8]
5- Tsunami under 1 meter. Considered an aftershock by the National Earthquake Information Center in Colorado, USA. [12]
2013-10-26 02:10Mw 7.1 37°10′12″N144°39′54″E / 37.170°N 144.665°E / 37.170; 144.665 10 km [USGS 9] 4Tsunami [13]
2016-11-22 05:59Mw 6.9 37°23′35″N141°23′13″E / 37.393°N 141.387°E / 37.393; 141.387 9 km5-
2021-02-13 23:07:49Mw7.1
MJMA7.3
37°41′10″N141°59′31″E / 37.686°N 141.992°E / 37.686; 141.992 35 km (USGS)
55 km (JMA)
6+ This earthquake resulted in at least 1 death and left at least 185 injured. [14] Serious damage was caused. There was no tsunami. It is believed that this was an aftershock of the earthquake almost 10 years to the exact date of the 2011 mainshock. [15]
2021-03-20 18:09:45Mw7.0
MJMA6.9
38°28′30″N141°36′25″E / 38.475°N 141.607°E / 38.475; 141.607 54 km (USGS)
60 km (JMA)
5+11 people injured. [16]
2021-05-01 10:27:27 [17] Mw6.8 38°13′48″N141°39′54″E / 38.230°N 141.665°E / 38.230; 141.665 47 km5+Three people were injured by the strong shaking. [18]
2022-03-16 23:36:33Mw7.3
MJMA7.4
37°42′07″N141°35′13″E / 37.702°N 141.587°E / 37.702; 141.587 63.1 km (USGS)
57 km (JMA)
6+ A tsunami advisory was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency for this earthquake. There was 4 dead and 225 injured. [19] [20] [21] An estimated 2.2 million households from 13 prefectures and one metropolitan area were left without power. [22] The earthquake is considered an aftershock of the 2011 earthquake.

The following earthquakes are possibly related to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. However, agreement toward the relationships has not been reached among the researchers. [23]

Japan TimeMagnitudeCoordinatesDepthIntensity (shindo) [1] Comment
2011-03-12 03:59Mw 6.3, Mj 6.7 [1] 37°01′N138°22′E / 37.02°N 138.36°E / 37.02; 138.36 8 km [1]
2 km [USGS 10]
6+Possibly a triggered earthquake. [24] [25]
2011-03-12 04:31Mj 5.9 [1] 36°56′53″N138°34′19″E / 36.948°N 138.572°E / 36.948; 138.572 1 km [1] 6-Possibly a triggered earthquake. [25]
2011-03-12 05:42Mj 5.3 [1] 36°58′19″N138°35′24″E / 36.972°N 138.59°E / 36.972; 138.59 2 km [1] 6-Possibly a triggered earthquake. [25]
2011-03-15 22:31Mw 6.0, Mj 6.4 [2] 35°17′N138°32′E / 35.29°N 138.54°E / 35.29; 138.54 9 km [USGS 11] 6+ 50 injured. Power outage. [26] Near presumed location of magma chamber of Mount Fuji.
Sinistral strike-slip fault. [27] Possibly a triggered earthquake. [28]

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