Seismic Activity in Japan

• Seismic activity in Japan – Regional perspectives on the characteristics of destructive earthquakes –

Brochures

• Let's learn about earthquakes (PDF 1,588 KB)
• Understanding Earthquakes (PDF 30,031 KB)
• Earthquake Awareness   high resolution(PDF 36,694 KB)  low resolution(PDF 8,807 KB)

Posters (As of October, 2008)

• About the Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion (PDF 341 KB)
• Evaluation of Major Subduction-zone Earthquake (PDF 1,597 KB)
• Evaluation of Major Active Faults (PDF 2,022 KB)
• Probabilistic seismic Hazard map (PDF 2,018 KB)
• Seismic Hazard Maps for Specified Seismic Source Faults (PDF 2,190 KB)

Observation Stations

• Distribution Maps of Observatories

Reports of Hypocenter and Seismic Intensity

• Most recent hypocenter reports (In Japanese)
• Most recent reports of seismic intensity (In Japanese)

Disaster prevention education

• A promotion program to support disaster prevention education