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Historic Earthquake
1931 Hyūga-nada Earthquake
2 November 1931 · Kyushu · Japan
On 2 November 1931 at 10:02 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Japan (Kyushu), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Amur Plate, 24 km from its boundary with the Okinawa Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 1 person. 14 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 2 November 1931
- Time
- 10:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 60 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Homes Destroyed
- 14
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.8 m wave)
- Plate
- Amur Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kirishimayama (61 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19681968 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 19611961 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.32 deaths
- 19411941 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.42 deaths
- 1916Duda · M 8.0
- 19141914 Sakurajima Earthquake · M 7.163 deaths
- 1909Kyushu · M 7.9
- 19051905 Geiyo Earthquake · M 7.811 deaths
- 1904Kyushu · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth