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Japanese

最近、「震度７」を超える大地震が東京を襲う（かもしれない）というニュースをよく見ます。しかし、この震度7の破壊力の程度を具体的に説明している資料はまだ見たことがありません。「固定していない家具のほとんどが移動したり倒れたりし、飛ぶこともある｡」「壁、梁（はり）、柱などの部材に、斜めや X状のひび割れ・亀裂が多くなる。１階あるいは中間階の柱が崩れ、倒れるものが多くなる。」等が気象庁の説明ですが、具体的に揺幅が何メートルで何分揺れるという具体的な記載がなく、曖昧な感じを受けます。

English

Recently, we frequently see the news saying that Tokyo would be hit by a massive earthquake(s) with above level 7.0 on the Japanese scale. However, I have never found any materials that states in detail about how much destructive power the level 7.0 earthquake would have. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the definitions of the destructive power of such level 7.0 quakes are: "Much of unfixed furniture may move, fall down, or jump in the air.", or "More crosswise/X-shaped cracks and flaws would be seen on building components including walls, joints and pillars. Pillars of the 1st floor level or intermediate floor level might collapse, which would prevent many buildings from keeping standing.". Their indications do not give us more specific information such as the estimated width of shake or length of the quake. I think they provide us only ambiguous definitions.