Circuit
Hokkaidō
Japan · Asia
Hokkaidō is a circuit of Japan, in Asia. It lies on the Okhotsk Plate. Records include 18 volcanoes, 2 major earthquakes since 1900, 61 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 3 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (18)
- Akan 2026
- Tokachidake 2004
- Tōya 2001
- Hokkaido-Komagatake 2000
- Shikotsu 1981
- Shiretoko-Iozan 1936
- Maruyama 1898
- Esan 1874
- Kuttara 1820
- Rausudake 1800
- Oshima Ōshima 1790
- Taisetsuzan 1739
- Kussharo 1320
- Mashū 1080
- Yoteizan 1050 BCE
- Niseko 4900 BCE
- Rishirizan 5830 BCE
- Tenchozan ?
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20182018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake · M 6.644 deaths
- 19931993 Kushiro-Oki Earthquake · M 7.62 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
- 2014Northern Chile, Chile · 4.6 m7 deaths
- 2013Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands · 11.0 m10 deaths
- 2009Near North Coast, Indonesia · 0.4 m5 deaths
- 2008Hokkaido Island, Japan · 0.1 m6 deaths
- 2007Tatar Strait, Russia · 3.2 m2 deaths
- 2007South Peru, Peru · 10.1 m596 deaths
- 2006South Kuril Islands, Russia · 21.9 m
- 2003Hokkaido Island, Japan · 4.4 m2 deaths
- 2001South Peru, Peru · 8.8 m103 deaths
- 1999Vanuatu Islands, Vanuatu · 6.6 m10 deaths
- 1998Papua New Guinea · 15.0 m1,636 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 1991Typhoon MireilleCat. 4
- 1961Typhoon NancyCat. 5
- 1959Typhoon SarahCat. 5
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002