Damage Investigation of Surroundings of the Seismic Station at Ibaraki, Tochigi and Fukushima in the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake

Abstract

We carried out damage investigation around the seismic stations where high JMA seismic intensity scales were recorded in the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake and reported damage situation in Ibaraki, Tochigi, and Fukushima. We found some minor damage such as small damage to the wall or damaged roof tiles, but we found few heavy damage to buildings around most the seismic stations in spite of large JMA seismic scales.