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Earthquake Information

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[Information about Seismic Intensity at each site]
The map and text below show a) observed Seismic Intensity (1 and above) and its location, b) date and time when the earthquake occurred, and c) epicenter and magnitude of the earthquake.

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Earthquake Information (Information about Seismic Intensity at each site)
Issued at 11:46 JST 08 Jan 2009

Occurred at (JST) Latitude
(degree)
Longitude
(degree)
Depth Magnitude Region Name
11:41 JST 08 Jan 2009 37.2N 138.8E 10km 4.1 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chiho


Seismic Intensity at each station
(* mark: Local Governments' or NIED's station)
PrefectureJMA Seismic IntensityStation Name
NIIGATA2 Joetsu-shi Yasuzukaku-yasuzuka*
Nagaoka-shi Ogunimachi-hozaka*
Kashiwazaki-shi Takayanagicho-okanomachi*
Ojiya-shi Jonai
Ojiya-shi Asahicho*
Izumozaki-machi Komeda
Kawaguchi-machi Kawaguchi*
Uonuma-shi Horinouchi*
Uonuma-shi Imaizumi*
1 Joetsu-shi Gochi*
Joetsu-shi Oshimaku-oka*
Tokamachi-shi Takayama*
Tokamachi-shi Chitosecho*
Tokamachi-shi Minakuchizawa*
Tokamachi-shi Uwayama*
Tokamachi-shi Matsudai*
Uonuma-shi Yonezawa
Uonuma-shi Osawa*
Uonuma-shi Suhara*
Uonuma-shi Anazawa*
Minami-uonuma-shi Muikamachi
Minami-uonuma-shi Urasa*
Minami-uonuma-shi Shiozawa-chosha*
Aga-machi Kanose-chugakko*
Aga-machi Shirosaki*
FUKUSHIMA1 Hinoemata-mura Kamigawara*
GUNMA1 Numata-shi Shimokuyamachi*
Katashina-mura Higashi-ogawa

No Tsunami threat by this earthquake.
"-" in the above information represents an indeterminable value.

Some of the names of cities/towns/villages in the message are the versions used before the areas were administratively united.