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Historic Earthquake
1911 Kikai Island Earthquake
15 June 1911 · Ryukyu Islands · Japan
On 15 June 1911 at 14:26 UTC, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Japan (Ryukyu Islands), at a depth of 160 km. It occurred on the Okinawa Plate, 60 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 12 people. 422 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 15 June 1911
- Time
- 14:26 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.0
- Depth
- 160 km
- Deaths
- 12
- Homes Destroyed
- 422
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- Okinawa Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Yokoatejima (132 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2010Tori Shima, Okinawa · M 7.0
- 1995Ryuku Is. · M 7.1
- 1916Duda · M 8.0
- 1904Kyushu · M 7.9
- 1901Ryukyu Islands · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth