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Historic Earthquake
1914 Japan Earthquake
24 November 1914 · Volcano Islands · Japan
On 24 November 1914 at 11:53 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Japan (Volcano Islands), at a depth of 110 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 18 km from its boundary with the Mariana Plate (mid-ocean ridge). It is the 76th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 24 November 1914
- Time
- 11:53 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 110 km
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Fukujin (49 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2007Volcano Islands · M 7.5
- 2000Volcano Islands · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth