Road pavement cracks in Toge District, Monzen Town, Wajima City, in the January 1st, 2024, Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan

Author:

 Kazuo KONAGAI¹, Atsutoshi ONO², Takashi TAKANAKA³, Tomonori OKI⁴, and Kiyoharu HIROTA⁵

1.  Professor Emeritus, Inst., Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
2.  Research and Survey Department, Nakanihon Air Co., Ltd.
3.  Tokyo Branch, Research and Survey Department, Nakanihon Air Co., Ltd.
4.  Niigata Branch, Research and Survey Department, Nakanihon Air Co., Ltd.
5.  Researcher, Secretariat, International Consortium on Landslides

Key Facts

• Hazard Type: Road pavement cracks
• Date of the disaster: January 1st, 2024
• Location of the survey: Monzen, Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture
• Date of the field survey: March 4th and 21st, 2024
• Survey tools: GPS

Key findings:

Strains produced in the ground are transmitted to road pavement, resulting in pavement cracks. The pattern of the quake-induced cracks observed in Toge District, Monzen Town of Wajima City, resembles that observed in the 2007 Noto Peninsula Earthquake.

Key Words: pavement crack, January 1st, 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake

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・JSCE Journal of Disaster FactSheets: https://committees.jsce.or.jp/disaster/