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The 2011 Shizuoka earthquake () was an

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that occurred approximately 42 km (26 mi) north-northeast of

Shizuoka City is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in both population and area. It has been populated since prehistoric times. the city had an estimated population of 690,881 in 106,087 households, and ...

at 22:31 (

Japan Time , or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to as ...

), 15 March 2011. The magnitude was 6.0 or 6.4,「平成23 年(2011 年)東北地方太平洋沖地震」について（第28 報）
Press Release), 25 March 2011. Published by Japan Meteorological Agency. and the depth was 9 km (5.6 mi). The

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of this earthquake is thought to have been near the presumed location of the

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Mount Fuji , or Fugaku, located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, with a summit elevation of . It is the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra), and seventh-highest p ...

. It may have been a

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caused by the

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, which occurred four days earlier, on 11 March 2011. It was sinistral strike-slip fault earthquake. It had a maximum JMA intensity of ''Shindo'' 6+ (

Fujinomiya is a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 132,507 in 56,655 households, and a population density of 340 persons per km². The total area of the city is . History The city name comes from ...

) or VIII (''Severe'') on the

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. The earthquake left 80 people injured, and caused some

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2011年3月15日の静岡県東部の地震 (M6.4) について
- 気象庁地震予知情報課 {{Earthquake-stub March 2011 events in Japan 2011 earthquakes Earthquakes in Japan Earthquakes of the Heisei period