Greater jolts may hit capital in future Tokyo Bay quake: gov't study
06:20, 22 February 2012
TOKYO. February 22. KAZINFORM A future earthquake in the northern part of Tokyo Bay could register the maximum 7 on the Japanese intensity scale in the capital, stronger than the previously assumed upper 6, a recent study by an education ministry project team showed Tuesday.
According to Kyodo, the larger intensity estimate for the envisaged quake of magnitude 7.3, which is one of the major quakes predicted to hit Tokyo, comes from a finding that its epicenter could be shallower than previously thought, according to the study.
When a quake of intensity upper 6 or 7 strikes, people cannot stay standing, most unsecured furniture moves and wall tiles and windows are likely to break and fall outdoors, but the furniture may even be thrown through the air in the latter case while reinforced concrete block walls may also collapse, the Japan Meteorological Agency says.
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