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Historic Earthquake
1924 Tanzawa Earthquake
15 January 1924 · Sagami · Japan
On 15 January 1924, an earthquake struck Japan (Sagami). It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 59 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 14 people.
- Date
- 15 January 1924
- Deaths
- 14
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Hakoneyama (53 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19381938 Fukushima Earthquakes · M 7.6
- 19231923 Great Kantō Earthquake · M 7.7
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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