July 2008 Iwate earthquake
The was an earthquake that occurred in Iwate Prefecture, Japan on July 23, 2008. The earthquake's moment magnitude was 6.8 and it occurred at a depth of 108 km. Since this earthquake was a intermediate-focus earthquake, the shaking of the earthquake was observed over a wide range. It had a maximum JMA intensity of "Shindo" 6− (Aomori and Iwate).　 Casualties. The earthquake left one person dead, a 64 year old woman in Iwaki which suffered severe wounds after falling from her bed due to the shaking, and 211 others were injured. July 2008 Iwate