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Historic Earthquake
1914 Akita-Senboku Earthquake
15 March 1914 · Senhoku · Japan
On 15 March 1914 at 20:00 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Japan (Senhoku), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 138 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 94 people. 640 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 15 March 1914
- Time
- 20:00 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 94
- Homes Destroyed
- 640
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Chokaisan (24 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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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