Case Study:The Niigata
Earthquake
By Steph…read more

Japan suffered a
series of powerful
earthquakes on the
23rd of October 2004
· Japan is no stranger
to earthquakes
however these were
some of the most
powerful in the past
10 years.…read more

Three major earthquakes occurred in the region
Niigata in northwest Japan
· They took place within minutes of each other
· The first, the most powerful, reached 6.8 on the
Richter scale
· The earthquakes were followed by around 300
aftershocks.…read more

Japan is found on the
boundary between the
Eurasian plate and the
Phillipine plate
· The Philippine plate is
forced underneath the
Eurasion forming a
destruvtive plate boundary
· The plates can often get
stuck whilst moving so as
tension is released
earthquakes are caused.…read more