中ちゅう越えつ地じ震しんちゅうえつじしんMeanings1nounChūetsu earthquake (2004)Refers specifically to the 2004 earthquake in the Chūetsu region of Niigata Prefecture.中ちゅう越えつ地じ震しんは2004年ねん10月がつに発はっ生せいした。The Chūetsu earthquake occurred in October 2004.