Kashiwazaki, Japan, Earthquake of July 16, 2007

On July 16, 2007 an earthquake struck Kashiwazaki, Japan at 10:13 a.m. local time. The epicenter was located 60 km southwest of Honshu in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, and registered a magnitude of 6.6. Moderate damage was observed in Kashiwazaki, located southwest of the earthquake (population 96,000), and smaller towns in the area such as Kariwa (south), and Nishiyama (south-southeast). The total fatalities were 11, and injuries were 1,339. This report discusses in detail the effects of this earthquake on lifeline systems in electric power, communication, water and wastewater, highways, ports, railways, gas system and tanks, and emergency response. Most chapters provide an overview of the system s performance, followed by sections describing the system, its damage, emergency response, and recovery. Each chapter finishes with conclusions and recommendations.

• Author: Alex Tang, Anshel J. Schiff, American Society of Civil Engineers. Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering
• Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers
• Published: 2010
• Pages: 308