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Historic Earthquake
1905 Geiyo Earthquake
2 June 1905 · Aki · Japan
On 2 June 1905 at 05:39 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Japan (Aki), at a depth of 100 km. It occurred on the Amur Plate, 245 km from its boundary with the Okinawa Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 11 people. 59 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 2 June 1905
- Time
- 05:39 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 100 km
- Deaths
- 11
- Homes Destroyed
- 59
- Homes Damaged
- 59
- Plate
- Amur Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Abu (70 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19681968 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 19611961 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.32 deaths
- 19431943 Tottori Earthquake · M 7.41,400 deaths
- 19411941 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.42 deaths
- 19311931 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 19141914 Sakurajima Earthquake · M 7.163 deaths
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth