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Historic Earthquake
1922 Shimabara Earthquakes
7 December 1922 · Kyushu · Japan
On 7 December 1922 at 16:50 UTC, an earthquake struck Japan (Kyushu). It occurred on the Amur Plate, 76 km from its boundary with the Okinawa Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 27 people.
- Date
- 7 December 1922
- Time
- 16:50 UTC
- Deaths
- 27
- Plate
- Amur Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Unzendake (7 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
- 19411941 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.42 deaths
- 19311931 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 19141914 Sakurajima Earthquake · M 7.163 deaths
- 1909Kyushu · M 7.9
- 19051905 Geiyo Earthquake · M 7.811 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth