Abstract
The 2008 Iwate/Miyagi inland earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred at 8:43 a.m. on June 14, 2008. It caused earthquake damage to some dams located in the near-fault area. The dams were, for example, Ishibuchi dam, Isawa dam (under-construction), Aratozawa dam, Kurikoma dam and Koromogawa No. 1 dam. Japan Society of Dam Engineers dispatched an investigation team to those dams during June 30 and July 1, 2008. This paper describes a quick report on the damage to those dams such as large settlement and cracks caused by this earthquake.
