2005 Miyagi earthquake

English: The 2005 Miyagi earthquake was a powerful earthquake that struck the east coast of the Japanese island of Honshu at 11.46am (02:46 UTC) on August 16.

日本語: 2005年宮城県沖地震とは、現地時間2005年8月16日午前11時46分25秒（協定世界時同日午前2時46分25秒）、日本の宮城県沖で発生した強い地震である。

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  Image:Magnitude 7.2 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN, Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 02-46-30 UTC.jpg

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  An illustration to indicate the epicentre (orange square) of an earthquake in Japan on August 16th, 2005