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Historic Earthquake
1930 Japan Earthquake
25 November 1930 · Honshu, Idu · Japan
On 25 November 1930 at 19:02 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan (Honshu, Idu), at a depth of 19 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 21 km from its boundary with the Okhotsk Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 259 people and injured 1,285. 8,099 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 25 November 1930
- Time
- 19:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 19 km
- Deaths
- 259
- Injuries
- 1,285
- Homes Destroyed
- 8,099
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Izu-Tobu (14 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20112011 Northern Nagano Earthquake · M 7.9
- 19441944 Tōnankai Earthquake · M 8.11,223 deaths
- 19231923 Great Kantō Earthquake · M 7.7
- 19231923 Great Kantō Earthquake · M 7.9105,385 deaths
- 1916Off East Coast of Honshu · M 7.8
- 1910Honshu, S. Of · M 7.4
- 1909Yokohama · M 7.5
- 1906Near S Coast of Honshu · M 8.4
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth