Tohoku Region

a) An M5.5 earthquake occurred on 22 Jan. off the coast of Miyagi Pref.

Though it is outside the time frame, there also occurred on 1 Feb. an M5.1 earthquake off the coast of Fukushima Pref. (maximum intensity: 3).

Japan Meteorological Agency,Science and Technology Agency

Seismic Activity in Japan January, 1999