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2017 Tokyo, Japan Earthquake
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Date July 21, 2017
Time 3:47 P.M. Eastern

Daylight Time

Duration 1 minute and 23 seconds
Magnitude 8.3
Depth 17km
Epicenter 34°35'N, 140°45'E
Type Inland Shallow Earthquake
Areas affected Tokyo, Northeastern Japan
Total damages $106 billion (2016 USD)
Maximum intensity X- Catastrophic
Foreshocks 0
Aftershocks 6,998
Total casualties 16,708

The 2017 Tokyo Earthquake was a powerful Inland Shallow Earthquake which obliterated Tokyo and other neighboring cities on July 21, 2017 at 3:47 P.M. local time.

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