Announced on March 30

  1. Date and time of occurrence: Friday, March 11, 2011 2:46 pm
  2. Epicenter Off Sanriku
  3. Seismic intensity (Akita seismic intensity 5 or more)
    Miyagi prefecture maximum seismic intensity 7
    16:08 Tsunami advisory (March 12 13:50 Tsunami advisory on Akita coast released)
  4. Establishment of Disaster Security Response Headquarters March 11 (Fri.) 14:46 Established Disaster Security Response Headquarters headed by Police Headquarters in Police Headquarters Disaster Response Center
  5. Damage situation
    1. Number of Damages a Human Damage 7 People B Residential Damage 3 Buildings (Partially Damaged 3)
      3 damage to non-residential houses (3 completely destroyed)
    2. Damage contents A. Human damage 7 people (2 serious injuries, 5 minor injuries)
      • 71-year-old man broke down in Sakurachi, Akita city (serious injury)
      • A 53-year-old man in the Kuwasaki area of Yuzawa city falls and the Achilles tendon ruptures (serious injury)
      • A 19-year-old woman living in Hokkaido who is staying at a hotel on Chuo-dori, Akita City falls down from the emergency stairs and bruises the head, etc. (slight injuries)
      • A 73-year-old woman falls on the ground in Ushijima Higashi 4-chome, Akita City, causing a facial bruise (slight injury)
      • An 84-year-old man in 1-chome, Onoshinmachi, Akita-shi falls down in the living room of his home, and his right forehead bruises (slightly injured)
      • A 54-year-old man dropped his control panel on his right knee while working in Yuheira-Otori, Akita, and was injured (slightly injured).
      • An 88-year-old man falls down the stairs at his home in Hanazono-cho, Daisen-shi, scratching both hands and bruising the front chest (slightly injured)
      I Housing damage 3 buildings (partially damaged 3)
      • In the jurisdiction of Daisen Station Three years after Misato Town, the wall of the house peeled off
      • In the jurisdiction of Yuzawa station In the Odate area of Kawaremachi, Yuzawa city Damaged housing part due to slope of snow wall
      • Yokote Station Jurisdiction
      3 damage to non-residential houses (3 completely destroyed)
      • Daisen station jurisdiction in Fujisen, Daisen city 2-story non-residential house (garage and storage) completely destroyed
      • Yuzawa station jurisdiction Completely destroyed one-storied wooden warehouse in a soy sauce shop (10 x 6)
      • Completely destroyed one-storied warehouse in Hiraka-cho, Yokote

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